Table 3 Spearman rank correlation coefficients between continuous factor scores derived from factor analysis on nutrient intakes and weekly number of portions for 29 selected food groups defined on the same data
Food group a | Animal products | Starch-rich | Vitamins and fibre | AUFAs | VUFAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milk | 0.68 | −0.11 | 0.13 | — | −0.11 |
Coffee | — | 0.12 | — | 0.18 | — |
Tea and decaffeinated coffee | — | — | 0.11 | — | — |
Bread | — | 0.85 | — | — | — |
Pasta and rice | — | 0.22 | 0.11 | — | 0.16 |
Soup | — | — | — | — | — |
Eggs | 0.33 | — | — | 0.27 | 0.16 |
White meat | — | — | 0.12 | 0.15 | — |
Red meat | 0.22 | 0.26 | — | 0.42 | 0.32 |
Liver | — | — | 0.21 | 0.43 | — |
Processed meat | 0.17 | 0.16 | — | 0.27 | 0.10 |
Fish | — | — | 0.12 | 0.62 | — |
Cheese | 0.62 | — | — | 0.14 | 0.17 |
Potatoes | 0.25 | 0.17 | — | 0.19 | 0.14 |
Pulses | — | 0.10 | 0.25 | — | 0.11 |
Leafy vegetables | — | — | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
Fruiting vegetables | — | — | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
Root vegetables | — | −0.10 | 0.37 | — | 0.14 |
Cruciferous vegetables | — | — | 0.22 | 0.11 | — |
Other vegetables | — | — | 0.31 | — | 0.19 |
Citrus fruits | — | — | 0.53 | — | — |
Other fruits | 0.14 | — | 0.68 | — | — |
Soft drinks and fruit juice | 0.17 | — | 0.13 | — | 0.17 |
Desserts | 0.34 | 0.29 | — | — | — |
Sugar and candies | 0.31 | 0.15 | — | — | 0.14 |
Butter and margarine | 0.23 | — | — | 0.10 | 0.23 |
Specified seed oils | — | — | — | −0.11 | 0.55 |
Unspecified seed oils | 0.18 | — | −0.13 | — | 0.51 |
Olive oil | — | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.18 |
