Table 2. Factor loadings for the major dietary patterns derived from the principal components analysis with orthogonal rotation.
| Foods/Food groups | Dietary patterns | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy (n = 12) | Processed food (n = 8) | Fish and shellfish (n = 11) | Meat (n = 9) | |
| Rice | .250 | -.214 | .099 | -.066 |
| Noodles | .221 | .406 | .215 | .044 |
| Instant noodles | .406 | .338 | .135 | -.309 |
| Dumpling | .338 | .422 | .436 | .263 |
| Cereal | -.102 | -.095 | .337 | .493 |
| Rice cake | .319 | .051 | .078 | .465 |
| Bread | .305 | -.016 | -.032 | .026 |
| Fats | -.104 | .680 | .076 | .049 |
| Fast foods | .039 | .638 | -.083 | .149 |
| Korean snacks | .400 | -.003 | .314 | .053 |
| Potato | .019 | .320 | .487 | -.051 |
| Sweet potato | .583 | .294 | .161 | .165 |
| Beef | .027 | -.084 | .010 | .677 |
| Pork | .095 | .369 | .230 | .596 |
| Processed meat | .397 | .385 | .479 | .094 |
| Chicken | .409 | .102 | .452 | .134 |
| Egg | .413 | -.069 | .139 | .160 |
| Fish | .377 | .004 | .794 | .208 |
| Shellfish | .142 | -.078 | .923 | -.069 |
| Fishcake | -.080 | .444 | .590 | .165 |
| Milk/dairy foods | .544 | .044 | .098 | .325 |
| Beans | .324 | .293 | -.079 | .437 |
| Vegetables | .622 | .441 | .190 | .172 |
| Mushroom | .512 | .235 | -.243 | -.004 |
| Seaweed | .481 | .192 | -.222 | .489 |
| Sweets | .353 | .679 | .192 | -.080 |
| Nuts | .438 | .039 | .203 | .004 |
| Fruits | .647 | .180 | .165 | -.015 |
| Beverages | .068 | .274 | .027 | .392 |
| Kimchi | .717 | -.036 | .514 | .266 |
| Variance explained (%) | 14.39 | 10.09 | 12.09 | 8.08 |
Dietary patterns were determined using a factor analysis. The values in bold refer to the factor loadings of over 0.5