Table 3 Factor loadings and dietary patterns derived by factor analysis for the 22 food groups.

From: Interactive effects of sleep duration and dietary patterns on obesity moderated by age

Food groups

Factor I

Factor II

Factor III

Factor IV

Fruit & vegetable dietary pattern

Processed and ultra-processed food dietary pattern

Protein-based

dietary pattern

Dairy & complex carbohydrate

dietary pattern

Milk

-

-

-

0.4243

Yogurt or cheese

-

-

-

0.5293

Eggs

-

-

0.474

-

Pork or beef steak

-

-

0.7571

-

Seafood

-

-

0.3642

-

Innards organs

-

0.3466

-

-

Bean products

-

-

0.2446

-

Light-colored vegetables

0.8119

-

-

-

Dark-colored vegetables

0.8642

-

-

-

Vegetables with oil

0.4423

-

-

-

Fruit

0.3392

-

-

-

Rice/flour products

-

0.2139

-

-

Whole grains

-

-

-

0.2751

Rice/flour cooked in oil

-

0.4945

-

-

Root crops

-

-

-

0.306

Bread

-

-

-

0.3611

Jam/honey

-

0.3337

-

-

Sugar-added beverages

-

0.3324

-

-

Deep-fried food

-

0.5127

-

-

Processed food

-

0.5255

-

-

Instant noodle

-

0.3671

-

-

Sauces

-

0.4979

-

-

  1. Note: Only factor loadings ≥ 0.30 are shown. Values showed in the table indicate the strength and direction of association between each food item and the dietary pattern. Higher factor loadings suggest a greater contribution of the food item to the corresponding dietary pattern.