TABLE 2.

Characteristics, loading patterns, and stability of the 5 extracted DPs generated by treelet transform analysis of 39 food groups in 225 older German adults¹

DP	Explained variance (%)	Original variables, food groups loaded (and loadings)	Description	Stability (%)
DP1	4.42	Spirits (0.54), beer (0.54), red meat (0.41), soft drinks (0.36), and other fats (0.34)	“Alcohol and red meat”	60
DP2	4.12	Bread (0.59), margarine (0.59), processed meat (0.43), sugar and confectionery (0.36)	“Bread, margarine, and processed meat”	81
DP3	3.13	Fruiting vegetables (0.71) and vegetable oils (0.71)	“Fruiting vegetables and vegetable oils”	83
DP4	3.06	Tea (0.71) and miscellaneous (0.71)	“Tea and miscellaneous”	73
DP5	2.95	Pasta and rice (0.71), and sauces (0.71)	“Pasta and rice, and sauces”	31
Cumulative explained variance, %	17.68

¹DP, dietary pattern.