Table 2.
Factor loading matrix for the three dietary patterns* found in the study participants: Chinese adults aged 45–59 years (n 2004) from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, eastern China, June 2015–December 2016
| Food group | Dietary pattern | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional southern Chinese | Western | Grains–vegetables | |
| Refined grains | 0·41 | – | – |
| Whole grains | – | – | 0·53 |
| Tubers | – | – | 0·47 |
| Vegetables | 0·41 | – | 0·64 |
| Fruit | 0·46 | – | – |
| Pickled vegetables | 0·51 | – | – |
| Mushrooms | – | – | 0·66 |
| Red meat | – | 0·56 | – |
| Poultry and organs | – | 0·50 | – |
| Processed and cooked meat | – | 0·52 | – |
| Fish and shrimp | 0·49 | – | – |
| Eggs | – | 0·35 | – |
| Seafood | – | 0·42 | – |
| Bacon and salted fish | 0·53 | – | – |
| Salted and preserved eggs | 0·41 | – | – |
| Milk | 0·36 | – | |
| Cheese | – | 0·32 | |
| Soyabean and its products | 0·40 | – | – |
| Miscellaneous bean | 0·41 | – | – |
| Fats | 0·45 | – | |
| Vegetable oil | – | 0·39 | |
| Fast foods | – | 0·41 | – |
| Nuts | – | – | 0·30 |
| Snacks | – | 0·52 | – |
| Chocolates | – | 0·44 | – |
| Honey | – | – | 0·60 |
| Drinks | 0·47 | – | |
| Alcoholic beverages | – | 0·30 | – |
| Tea | – | – | 0·36 |
| Coffee | – | 0·39 | – |
| Variance of intake explained (%) | 10·3 | 8·5 | 6·8 |
*Absolute values < 0·4 were excluded for simplicity.