Table 4.
Loadings for the first three principal components 1
| Variable | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:0 |
0.935 |
0.049 |
−0.082 |
|
i-15:0 |
0.659 |
0.470 |
0.447 |
|
a-15:0 |
0.639 |
0.675 |
0.182 |
| 14:1c9 |
0.488 |
−0.731 |
0.190 |
| 15:0 |
0.791 |
0.507 |
0.034 |
|
i-16:0 |
0.645 |
0.537 |
0.391 |
| 16:0 |
0.913 |
0.006 |
−0.178 |
|
i-17:0 |
0.806 |
0.449 |
0.160 |
| 16:1c7 |
0.608 |
0.520 |
0.161 |
| 16:1c9 |
0.612 |
−0.748 |
0.108 |
|
a-17:0 |
0.915 |
−0.121 |
0.217 |
| 17:0 |
0.287 |
0.800 |
−0.201 |
| 17:1c9 |
0.626 |
−0.680 |
−0.088 |
| 18:0 |
−0.520 |
0.772 |
0.071 |
| 18:1 t6-t8 |
0.738 |
0.386 |
−0.366 |
| 18:1 t9 |
0.895 |
0.112 |
−0.198 |
| 18:1 t10 |
0.460 |
−0.026 |
−0.718 |
| 18:1 t11 |
0.612 |
0.531 |
0.108 |
| 18:1c9 |
0.763 |
−0.560 |
−0.063 |
| 18:1c11 |
0.684 |
−0.581 |
−0.020 |
| 18:1c12 |
0.757 |
−0.243 |
−0.096 |
| 18:1c13 |
0.503 |
−0.757 |
0.032 |
| 18:1 t16 + c14 |
0.801 |
0.476 |
0.124 |
| 18:2n-6 |
−0.961 |
−0.015 |
0.040 |
| 20:0 |
−0.101 |
0.809 |
−0.063 |
| 18:3n-3 |
−0.858 |
0.051 |
0.225 |
| 20:1c11 |
0.233 |
−0.521 |
0.185 |
|
c9t11-CLA |
0.272 |
−0.530 |
0.566 |
| 20:4n-6 |
−0.951 |
0.009 |
0.134 |
| Proportion of variance (%) |
48.13 |
26.46 |
0.06 |
| Cumulative variance (%) | 48.13 | 74.59 | 80.73 |
1PC: principal component.