TABLE 1.

Correlations between food groups and dietary pattern from 1994, the Nurses’ Health Study 1996–2008¹

	Prudent pattern	Western pattern
Yellow vegetables	0.67	—
Cruciferous vegetables	0.63	—
Other vegetables2	0.69	—
Fruit	0.62	—
Legumes	0.62	—
Leafy green vegetables	0.59	—
Tomatoes	0.45	—
Whole grain	0.43	—
Fish	0.42	—
Low-fat dairy	0.35	—
Water	0.35	—
Poultry	0.31	—
Red meat	—	0.61
Processed meats	—	0.57
French fries	—	0.47
Desserts3	—	0.45
High-fat dairy	—	0.44
Refined grains	—	0.43
Eggs	—	0.44
Creamy soups	—	0.35
Margarine	—	0.33
Pizza	—	0.33
Sugared beverages	—	0.33
Snacks4	—	0.33
Potatoes	—	0.33

¹With the orthogonal rotation used, correlations were identical to the factor loading matrix from the principal component analysis. Only items with correlation coefficients >0.30 are presented.

²Included corn, onion, eggplant, celery, green peppers, and mixed vegetables.

³Included chocolate, candy bars, cookies, brownies, cake, pie, and pastries.

⁴Included chips, popcorn, and crackers.