TABLE 2.

Factor loading matrix for the four dietary patterns¹

Variables	Food items	Factor 1 (western)	Factor 2 (traditional)	Factor 3 (healthy)	Factor 4 (unhealthy)
F1	Meats, processed meats, and poultry	0.4750	0.4764
F2	Fish			0.3207
F3	Stew		0.5129
F4	Milk, cheese, ice cream, non-dairy creamer				0.3012
F5	Eggs		0.3262		0.3572
F6	Store-bought animal fats	0.3401			0.5106
F7	Store-bought hydrogenated vegetable fats		0.3139		0.3766
F8	Store-bought non- hydrogenated vegetable fats	0.3438
F9	Beverages	0.5376
F10	Store-bought fruits, vegetables, and lettuce salad			0.5247
F11	Dry beans		0.6756
F12	French fries or fried potatoes	0.5794
F13	White bread, pasta, cold cereal, pilot bread	0.4367		0.3441	0.3192
F14	Sweetened grains, doughnuts, cookies, pies, cakes	0.3879		0.3224	0.3955
F15	Hot cereal			0.5006
F16	Snack chips	0.6410
F17	Candy bars, sugar, syrup				0.6626
F18	Coffee, tea				0.7083
F19	Lower fat milks			0.4889
F20	Dark bread, whole grain and ready-to-eat cereal			0.5068
F21	Fast food	0.7031
F22	Healthier products, such as low-fat salty snacks and meat substitutes, including soy			0.4852
F23	Prepared main dishes	0.5497	0.3541
F24	Alcoholic beverages		0.3756
F25	Traditional foods		0.7215
F26	Mexican foods	0.4271	0.6162
F27	Lean meat/poultry	0.3440		0.4368

¹Empty cells indicate loadings < 0.30.