Table 4.

Factor-loading matrix and the explained variances for major dietary patterns and food groups identified in study participants.

Food groups	Loading coefficient
	Dietary patterns
	Unhealthy	Western	Healthy	Traditional
Desserts	.74	.16	.07	.06
Coffee	.64	.11	.22	−.06
Sugars and sweets	.61	.06	.04	.14
Pickles	.61	−.05	−.06	.14
Red meat	.55	.32	.08	.23
Soft drinks	.44	.31	.06	−.02
Pizza	.07	.76	−.08	−.09
Poultry	.22	.69	.45	.01
Snacks	.88	.53	.08	.27
Processed meat	.49	.53	−.04	.14
Tuna	.05	.49	.25	.11
Vegetables	−.08	−.01	.73	−.02
Salads	.18	.04	.71	.01
Stews	.08	.12	.42	.06
Fruits	.01	.01	.37	−.02
Bread	.02	.03	.32	.01
Low-fat dairy	.03	−.07	.20	.14
Soups and porridges	.18	.03	.02	.68
Broth	.19	.02	.03	.62
Nuts	−.05	.03	.10	.49
Eggs	−.02	.09	.05	.46
Fruit juice	.16	.02	−.08	.25
High-fat dairy	.06	−.01	.19	.20
Fish	.13	.19	.12	.20
Percent of variance explained	17.19	6.60	5.94	4.74

Total variance explained by four factors: 34.47. Values <.20 were excluded for simplicity. Bartlett’s test of sphericity was <.001.