Table 1.
Food items/groups constituting the dietary patterns prevalent in the study populationab
| Western | Lebanese-Mediterranean | High-Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Pizza, pies and refined grains (0.63) | Fruits (0.64) | Poultry (0.69) |
| Fast food sandwiches(0.57) | Legumes (0.56) | Meat (0.63) |
| Sweets (0.53) | Whole dairy products (0.53) | Fish (0.59) |
| Regular soda (0.51) | Olives (0.47) | Low fat dairy products (0.55) |
| Mayonnaise (0.45) | Vegetables (0.45) | Hot drinks (0.35) |
| Nuts and Seeds (0.43) | Burghol (whole wheat parboiled and crushed) (0.34) | Breakfast cereals (0.22) |
| Eggs(0.4) | Dried fruits (0.29) | Light soda (0.22) |
| Fats and oils(0.37) | Traditional suits (0.25) | |
| Ice cream(0.31) | ||
| Bottled fruit juices(0.23) | ||
| Alcoholic beverages (0.21) |
aFactor loading of the various food groups/items are presented in ()
bThe dietary patterns and the food items-and their factor loading- making up these patterns were taken from data of Matta et al. (2016) [21]