TABLE 3.
Glycemic index pattern factor loading |
Glycemic load pattern factor loading |
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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 |
Factor 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.
Top 3 factor loadings for glycemic index and glycemic load patterns.