Table 1.
Factor loading matrix for the three major dietary patterns and their food groups
| Food groups | Dietary pattern factors |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 (Korean) | Factor 2 (Modified western) | Factor 3 (Western) | |
| Seasonings | 0.69 | – | |
| Vegetables | 0.66 | – | −0.25 |
| White rice | 0.62 | – | – |
| Kimchi | 0.38 | 0.31 | −0.20 |
| Eggs | 0.38 | – | – |
| Meats | 0.25 | 0.22 | – |
| Flour and bread | −0.30 | – | – |
| Beverages | – | 0.52 | – |
| Potatoes | – | 0.46 | – |
| Fruits | – | 0.39 | – |
| Poultry | – | 0.29 | – |
| Processed meats | – | −0.43 | – |
| Other grains | – | −0.44 | – |
| Cereals | – | −0.21 | 0.32 |
| Noodles and ramen | – | – | 0.52 |
| Cookies, crackers and chips | – | – | 0.45 |
| Milk and dairy products | −0.22 | 0.21 | 0.39 |
| Pizza and hamburgers | – | 0.30 | 0.35 |
| Sugars and sweets | – | – | 0.41 |
| Legumes and nuts | 0.27 | – | 0.30 |
| Fish and seaweeds | 0.25 | −0.39 | |
For simplicity, values < 0.2 are not listed.