Table 1.
Factor loadings (≤−0.3 or ≥0.3) per dietary component (DC1-4). For the full table, see ST1.2.
| DC1 | DC2 | DC3 | DC4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholegrain bread vs. any other bread | 0.58 | |||
| Dried fruit frequency | 0.48 | |||
| Oily fish frequency | 0.47 | |||
| Raw vegetables/salad frequency | 0.45 | |||
| Fresh fruit frequency | 0.45 | |||
| Cooked vegetables frequency | 0.38 | |||
| Water frequency | 0.34 | |||
| Non-oily fish frequency | 0.33 | 0.33 | ||
| Cereal frequency | 0.31 | |||
| Ground coffee vs. any other coffee | 0.32 | |||
| Instant coffee vs. any other coffee | −0.31 | |||
| Refined sugar-sweetened cereal products | −0.33 | |||
| White bread vs. any other bread | −0.55 | |||
| ‘I never eat dairy’ vs. no restrictions | 0.64 | |||
| ‘I never eat wheat’ vs. no restrictions | 0.64 | |||
| ‘I never eat eggs, sugar, wheat or dairy’ vs. no restrictions | 0.51 | |||
| ‘I never eat eggs’ vs. no restrictions | 0.50 | |||
| ‘I never eat dairy’ vs. no dairy restrictions | 0.34 | |||
| ‘I never eat wheat’ vs. no wheat restrictions | 0.34 | |||
| ‘I never eat sugar’ vs. no restrictions | −0.31 | |||
| Bread vs. ‘I never eat bread’ | −0.38 | |||
| Lamb frequency | 0.75 | |||
| Beef frequency | 0.73 | |||
| Pork frequency | 0.73 | |||
| Processed meat frequency | 0.48 | |||
| Poultry frequency | 0.40 | |||
| Added salt frequency | 0.31 | |||
| Fat content of milk | 0.83 | |||
| Semi-skimmed milk vs. any other milk | 0.55 | |||
| Full cream milk vs. any other milk | 0.31 | |||
| Skimmed milk vs. any other milk | −0.84 |