Table 2 Factor analysis-derived dietary patterns (n = 668).

From: Dietary patterns reflecting healthy food choices are associated with lower serum LPS activity

Dietary pattern

Eigenvalue

% of variance

Included food items

Factor loadings

Sweet

2.09

11.0

Sweets and chocolate

0.661

  

Sweet pastry

0.579

  

Ice cream

0.330

  

Yoghurt

0.245

Cheese

1.87

9.9

High-fat cheese

0.975

  

Low-fat cheese

−0.260

Fish

1.61

8.5

Fish dishes

0.985

Healthy snack

1.40

7.4

Fruits and berries

0.637

  

Fresh vegetables

0.473

  

Yoghurt

0.411

  

Low-fat cheese

0.285

  

Soft drinks

−0.240

Vegetable

1.35

7.1

Cooked vegetables

0.717

  

Legumes

0.533

  

Fresh vegetables

0.291

Traditional

1.19

6.3

Meat dishes

0.701

  

Potatoes

0.476

  

Sausages and cold cuts

0.347

Modern

1.04

5.4

Poultry

0.487

  

Pasta and rice

0.439

  

Meat dishes

0.436

  

Fried and grilled foods

0.283

  

Fresh vegetables

0.202

  1. Eigenvalues are the variances of the factors; % of variance shows the per cent of total variance accounted by each factor; the factor loadings represent the correlation of each food item with the given dietary pattern. Factors are formed from the food frequency questionnaire data.