Table 2.
Factor-loading matrix for the dietary patterns identified by principal component analysis (PCA).
| Variables | Factor 1 Fast Foods and Sweets | Factor 2 Meat and Meat Products | Factor 3 Fruit and Vegetable | Factor 4 Whole Meal Food | Factor 5 Fruit and Vegetable Juices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisps and other salty snacks | 0.824 | . | . | . | . |
| Meals or snacks such as burgers, pizza, chicken, fries | 0.756 | . | . | . | . |
| Sweets and cakes | 0.702 | . | . | . | . |
| Fizzy drinks | 0.633 | . | . | . | . |
| Red meat (pork, beef, venison) | . | 0.783 | . | . | . |
| White meat (poultry, turkey) | . | 0.748 | . | . | . |
| Cured meats and sausages | . | 0.696 | . | . | . |
| Fried foods | . | 0.551 | . | . | . |
| Fruits | . | . | 0.825 | . | . |
| Vegetables | . | . | 0.764 | . | . |
| Cheeses (including melted cheese, blue cheese) | . | . | . | . | . |
| Whole meal pasta, groats | . | . | . | 0.839 | . |
| Whole meal bread | . | . | . | 0.763 | . |
| Fermented milk drinks | . | . | . | . | . |
| Vegetable juice | . | . | . | . | 0.830 |
| Fruit juice | . | . | . | . | 0.799 |
| Variance Explained (%) | 24.9 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| Total Variance Explained (%) | 64.2 | ||||
| Kaiser’s Measure of Sampling Adequacy: | 0.781 | ||||
Factor loadings of ≤|0.50| are not shown in the table for simplicity.