Table 2.

Factor loading matrix of the derived dietary patterns (n = 242)

Food groups	Diverse dietary pattern	Western dietary pattern
Fruits	0.63	0.21
Vegetables	0.61	–
Mixed dishes	0.59	–
Meat	0.54
Dairy	0.49	0.19
Grains	0.48	0.32
Legumes and nuts	0.46	–
Fats and oils	0.32	0.25
Hot beverages	0.24	–
Sweets	–	0.75
Sugar-sweetened beverages	–	0.71
Added sugars	–	0.63
Fast food	0.23	0.53
Eggs	–	0.40
Offals	–	0.31
%Total variance explained	15.9	15.3

Factor loading < 0.2 were removed for simplicity