Table 3.

Factor loadings^a of food groups in derived dietary patterns

Food groups	Dietary patterns
	Lacto-vegetarian	Snacks	Mixed food items
Other Vegetables	0.641
Tomatoes	0.565
Yellow vegetables	0.534
Legumes	0.523
Fruit	0.502
Green leafy vegetables	0.443
Cruciferous vegetables	0.424
Low fat dairy products	0.403
Vegetable patties	0.393
High fat dairy products	0.364		0.287
Nuts	0.297	0.244
Pickles	0.275
Butter	0.246
Sugars		0.694
Salty snacks		0.654
Sweets and desserts	0.217	0.539
Tea and coffee		0.469
Salt	0.292	0.456
Fruit juices		0.338	0.226
Added fats		0.330
Poultry			0.637
Mayonnaise			0.598
Sugar sweetened beverages			0.570
Fast food		0.382	0.441
Potatoes			0.420
Eggs			0.382
Red meats			0.301
French fries	-	-	-
Fish	-	-	-
Grains	-	-	-
Percent of variance explained	10.65	6.76	6.23

^aFactor loadings < 0.2 are omitted for simplicity