Table 3.
Food groups that were strongly associated with the total testosterone-related dietary pattern scores identified by using a reduced rank regression (RRR).
| Food Group | Explained Variation (%) | Factor Loading * |
|---|---|---|
| Bread and pastries | 13.62 | 0.35 |
| Dairy products | 7.37 | 0.26 |
| Desserts | 6.57 | 0.24 |
| Eating out | 6.30 | 0.24 |
| Homemade foods | 31.17 | −0.53 |
| Noodles | 10.53 | −0.31 |
| Dark green vegetables | 7.27 | −0.25 |
| Total explained variation (%): | 59.53 |
* Factor loadings are correlations between food groups and the first dietary pattern scores (correlation coefficient for the RRR-derived pattern ≥|0.20|).