Table A2 Components and factor loadings for Cyprus

From: Country-specific dietary patterns and associations with socioeconomic status in European children: the IDEFICS study

Food item

PC1*

PC2*

Cooked vegetables, beans

−0.088

0.237

fried potatoes, potato croquettes

0.533

−0.072

Raw vegetables

0.034

0.458

Fresh fruits without added sugar

0.001

0.535

Fresh fruits with added sugar

0.277

0.169

Water

−0.049

0.142

Fruit juices

0.201

0.372

Sweetened drinks

0.390

−0.011

Diet drinks

0.337

−0.041

Breakfast cereals, muesli, sweetened

0.303

0.202

Porridge, oat meal, gruel, cereals, muesli, unsweetened

0.029

0.246

Plain unsweetened milk

−0.001

0.274

Sweetened milk

0.209

0.042

Plain unsweetened yoghurt or kefir

0.135

0.495

Sweet yoghurt, fermented milk beverages

0.481

0.226

Fresh or frozen fish, not fried

−0.043

0.444

Fried fish, fish fingers

0.251

0.232

Cold cuts, preserved, ready-to-cook meat products

0.140

0.374

Fresh meat, not fried

0.159

0.440

Fried meat

0.533

0.234

Fried or scrambled eggs

0.354

0.331

Boiled or poached eggs

0.342

0.365

Mayonnaise, mayonnaise-based products

0.255

0.214

Tofu, tempe, quorn, soy milk

0.035

0.022

Cheese

0.075

0.303

Jam, honey

0.123

0.392

Chocolate or nut-based spread

0.559

−0.058

Butter, margarine on bread

0.231

0.424

Reduced-fat products on bread

0.038

0.279

Ketchup

0.579

0.051

White bread, white roll, white crispbread

0.227

0.272

Whole-meal bread, dark roll, dark crispbread

−0.074

0.369

Pasta, noodles, rice

0.106

0.461

Dish of milled cereals

0.067

0.460

Pizza as main dish

0.627

0.047

Hamburger, hot dog, kebab, wrap, falafel

0.171

0.572

Nuts, seeds, dried fruits

0.118

0.158

Crisps, corn crisps, popcorn

0.633

0.108

Savoury pastries, fritters

0.660

−0.053

Chocolate, candy bars

0.517

−0.015

Candies, loose candies, marshmallows

0.284

0.082

Biscuits, packaged cakes, pastries, puddings

0.496

0.098

Ice cream, milk or fruit-based bars

0.592

0.048

  1. Bold entries in the appendix tables are ‘factor loadings >0.30‘, which are considered important contributors to the patterns. *PC1: Processed; PC2: Traditional.