Table 1.
Factor loadings of the food components included in the extracted dietary patterns.
| Food Components | LFV Dietary Pattern | Meat-Eaters Dietary Pattern | SFAS Dietary Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables | 0.756 | – | – |
| Fruit | 0.653 | – | – |
| Cereals | 0.622 | – | – |
| Legumes | 0.609 | – | – |
| Fish | 0.579 | – | – |
| Dairy Products | 0.435 | – | – |
| Total Meat | – | 0.941 | – |
| Red Meat | – | 0.828 | – |
| Poultry | – | 0.708 | – |
| Sweets | – | – | 0.675 |
| Soft Drinks | – | – | 0.649 |
| Nuts | – | – | 0.648 |
| Potatoes | – | – | 0.523 |
| Cumulative Variance explained (%) | 25.675 | 41.609 | 51.788 |
Abbreviations: LFV, lacto-fish-vegetarian; and, SFAS, saturated fat and added sugars. In each factor only the components with values > 0.30 are included in the table.