Table 2.
Factor-loading matrix for the nutrients representing the two major nutrient patterns from food frequency questionnaire data of participants *
| Nutrients | Nutrient patterns | |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.955 | - |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.946 | 0.317 |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | 0.933 | - |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | 0.825 | 0.361 |
| Magnesium | 0.821 | 0.347 |
| vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | 0.781 | 0.329 |
| Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) | 0.752 | 0.365 |
| Vitamin C | 0.730 | 0.325 |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 0.723 | - |
| Vitamin D | 0.711 | 0.398 |
| Total fiber | 0.658 | 0.394 |
| Selenium | 0.621 | - |
| Phosphorus | 0.545 | 0.311 |
| Vitamin E | 0.523 | - |
| Manganese | 0.511 | - |
| Vitamin K | 0.501 | - |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | 0.498 | - |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 0.477 | - |
| Potassium | 0.459 | - |
| Vegetable protein | 0.411 | - |
| Sodium | - | 0.952 |
| Cholesterol | - | 0.868 |
| Saturated fatty acids | 0.487 | 0.855 |
| Fat | 0.406 | 0.771 |
| Biotin | - | 0.452 |
| Carbohydrate | 0.302 | 0.410 |
| Iron | - | 0.394 |
| Fluoride | - | 0.381 |
| Zinc | - | 0.356 |
| Copper | - | 0.325 |
| Calcium | - | 0.315 |
| Animal protein | - | 0.304 |
| Variance explained (%) | 29.6 | 28.7 |
*
Estimates from principal component factor analysis performed on 32 nutrients. Absolute values of <0.3 are not shown in the table for simplicity