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.