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. 2012 Jan 30;9(4):511–523. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00395.x

Table 1.

Correlation of foods and macronutrients for ‘Western‐like’ and ‘Health conscious’ dietary pattern scores in Dutch children aged 14 months (retaining r > 0.2 or r < − 0.2)

Mean intake (g day−1) Western‐like dietary pattern Health conscious dietary pattern
Food group Pearson's correlation coefficient Pearson's correlation coefficient
 Refined bread and breakfast cereals 15 0.57
 Whole bread and breakfast cereals 62
 Pasta and rice 23 0.62
 Dairy 626
 Fruit 162 0.32
 Soy substitutes 4
 Vegetables 52 0.74
 Potatoes 34 0.61
 Soups and sauces 9 0.23
 Savoury and snacks 4 0.59
 Confectionary 28 0.72
 Vegetable oils 1 0.50
 Animal fats 11 0.58
 Fish 8 0.22
 Shellfish 0.3
 Meat 26 0.27 0.21
 Eggs 2
 Legumes 4.0 0.59
 Sugar‐containing beverages 198 0.59
 Non‐sugar‐containing beverages 56
 Composite dishes 102
Eigenvalue* 1.7 3.4
Variance explained (%) 8.2 16.3
Nutrients
 Energy (kcal) 1275 kcal 0.5 0.3
 Proteins (g) 41 0.3 0.4
 Fat (g) 40 0.6 0.2
 Saturated fat (g) 14 0.3
 Monounsaturated fat (g) 12 0.3
 Polyunsaturated fat (g) 7 0.4 0.2
 Carbohydrates (g) 188 0.5 0.3
 Mono‐ and disaccharides (g) 111 0.5
 Polysaccharides (g) 76 0.4 0.5
 Dietary fibre (g) 18

Principal component analysis was used as an extraction method in which the Pearson's correlation coefficients represent the relative contribution of that food group to the identified dietary pattern. *The eigenvalue was used as indicator of the amount of variation explained by each dietary pattern.