Table 3.

Correlation between the scores of the derived dietary pattern and energy and energy-adjusted nutrient intake (n = 242) ^ǂ

	Diverse dietary pattern	Western dietary pattern
Energy	0.58**	0.60**
Proteins	0.17**a	−0.36**b
Carbohydrates	−0.15*	0.05
Total fat	0.10	0.11
Monounsaturated fatty acids	0.09	0.06
Saturated fatty acids	0.01	0.28**
Polyunsaturated fatty acids	0.08	0.01
Omega 3 fatty acids	0.30**	−0.04
Cholesterol	0.13*	0.15*
Trans fatty acids	−0.03	−0.07
Fibers	0.30**	−0.07
Folate	0.23**	0.19**
Vitamin D	0.23**	0.04
Sodium	0.19**	−0.04
Iron	0.16*	0.03
Calcium	0.24**	0.01

^*Significant at p < 0.05, ^** Significant at p < 0.01^ǂ Energy adjusted nutrient intake was calculated using the residual method as described by Willett [31], ^a,b Coefficients with different alphabetical superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05