Table 2.

Median absolute intake and factor loadings for food groups per a posteriori dietary pattern

	Median [P25, P75] intake in grams	Food group factor loadings
		Vegetable and fish pattern	Red meat and alcohol pattern	Traditional pattern	Salty snacks and sauces pattern	High fat dairy and refined grains pattern
Explained variation		4.8%	4.5%	4.3%	3.3%	2.5%
Fruit	301 [132, 529]	0.292	− 0.225	0.144
Fruit juice	21 [0, 107]		− 0.105			0.257
Nuts	0.7 [0.0, 4.5]	0.110	− 0.116		0.265
Vegetable oils and Stanols	27 [14, 43]		0.182	0.543
Margarine or butter	11 [6, 19]		0.109	0.391		0.185
Tomatoes	18 [5, 35]	0.586	− 0.111		0.143
Vegetables	211 [131, 325]	0.584		0.168
Potatoes	68 [35, 102]		0.112	0.314
Legumes	9 [0, 30]			0.142	0.236
Whole grains	105 [68, 143]			0.396		− 0.196
Refined grains	30 [14, 56]	0.169	0.167			0.346
Egg products	13 [7, 21]	0.110	0.229
Red meat	41 [23, 61]	0.196	0.599	0.223		0.174
Refined or organ meat	24 [13, 38]	0.177	0.546	0.214		0.167
Poultry	9 [4, 15]	0.308	0.185
Fish	22 [10, 38]	0.358			0.141
Low fat dairy products	193 [96, 319]	0.147		0.183		− 0.270
High fat dairy products	20 [7, 46]			0.114		0.401
Salty snacks	22 [10, 40]		0.246		0.622
Sauces	2.7 [0.6, 6.3]	0.267	0.118		0.480	0.158
Sweet snacks or desserts	79 [48, 121]			0.439	0.181	0.246
Sugary drinks	0 [0, 43]		0.164		0.137	0.178
Diet soda or water	13 [0, 150]	0.191		− 0.149	0.123
Tea	174 [54, 406]	0.138	− 0.308	0.179
Coffee	406 [174, 406]		0.212
Wine	21 [0, 83]	0.186
Beer or spirits	0 [0, 27]	− 0.105	0.248
Soy products	0 [0, 0]		− 0.157		0.129

Bold values reflect factor loadings above 0.2 or below – 0.2