TABLE 3.

Factor loadings for glycemic index and glycemic load diet pattern scores¹

	Glycemic index pattern factor loading		Glycemic load pattern factor loading
Food	Men	Women	Men	Women
Cereal products and potatoes
Refined bread	0.732	0.702	0.632	0.562
Pastries	—	—	0.322	0.272
French fries	0.19	0.24	0.24	0.21
Whole-grain bread	−0.15	−0.17	—	—
Rice and pasta	−0.12	—	0.23	0.23
Cooked potatoes	—	—	0.16	0.24
Fruits, vegetables, and legumes
Fruits	−0.302	−0.302	0.352	0.402
Legumes	−0.16	−0.14	0.17	0.21
Other vegetables	−0.14	−0.19	0.14	0.17
Fruit juices	−0.14	—	0.13	0.21
Cruciferous vegetables	−0.10	−0.11	—	—
Dairy products
Low-fat milk and yogurt	−0.20	−0.342	—	—
High-fat milk and yogurt	−0.332	—	0.15	0.18
Other foods
Red meat and sausages	0.15	0.17	0.20	0.19
Fish	—	—	0.11	0.12
White meat	−0.10	—	—	—
Chocolate	—	—	0.11	—
Olive oil	—	—	—	0.10
Soft drinks	0.14	0.19	0.22	0.17

¹Factor loadings between −0.09 and +0.09 not shown. Reduced-rank regression was used to derive dietary patterns associated with mean daily glycemic index or mean daily glycemic load.

²Top 3 factor loadings for glycemic index and glycemic load patterns.