Table 1.
Factor loadings for major dietary patterns.
| Food Groups | Dietary Patterns | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese and Western | Westernization | Meat Diet | |
| Rice and Rice products | 0.669 | 0.441 | 0.317 |
| Flour and flour products (including big steamed buns, noodles, cake, etc.) | 0.658 | 0.438 | 0.338 |
| Whole grains (including corn, sorghum, oats, potato, etc.) | 0.626 | 0.359 | −0.009 |
| Fresh vegetables | 0.760 | 0.388 | 0.239 |
| Fresh fruit | 0.639 | 0.475 | 0.323 |
| Fat meat | 0.103 | 0.444 | 0.738 |
| Beef and mutton | 0.322 | 0.232 | 0.755 |
| Poultry | 0.482 | 0.268 | 0.628 |
| Animal liver | 0.250 | 0.251 | 0.719 |
| Eggs | 0.748 | 0.371 | 0.344 |
| Freshwater fishes and shrimps, etc. | 0.657 | 0.156 | 0.504 |
| Deep-sea fish (including Ribbon fish, cod, sardines) | 0.552 | 0.177 | 0.494 |
| Milk and dairy products (including milk, yogurt, milk tablets, etc.) | 0.714 | 0.235 | 0.234 |
| Beans and bean products | 0.633 | 0.220 | 0.398 |
| Hamburgers and Fried foods | 0.276 | 0.507 | 0.297 |
| Processed products (such as bacon, salted fish, pickle) | 0.246 | 0.400 | 0.489 |
| Nuts (such as walnut, peanut, etc.) | 0.619 | 0.302 | 0.211 |
| Snacks (including cookies, chocolate, cakes, etc.) | 0.421 | 0.711 | 0.288 |
| Coke, Sprite | 0.196 | 0.789 | 0.220 |
| Coffee | 0.371 | 0.697 | 0.258 |
| Sugar (such as candy, sugar, brown sugar, etc.) | 0.425 | 0.314 | 0.289 |
| Ice cream | 0.375 | 0.720 | 0.286 |
| Instant noodles | 0.307 | 0.728 | 0.235 |
| Barbecue | 0.402 | 0.700 | 0.293 |
| Percentage of variance explained | 26.352 | 22.217 | 17.126 |
The factor analysis with varimax rotation was used to recognize major dietary structures. Foods listed in the table were from the self-administered diet questionnaire. Values ≥ 0.40 were listed in the table in bold.