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Table 1 Top and bottom 10th percentile of PC loadings for given food categories

From: Application of a new dietary pattern analysis method in nutritional epidemiology

Food Category

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

PC6

PC7

PC8

PC9

PC10

Low-fat Dairy

0.055

.

.

.

− 0.475

0.312

− 0.266

.

.

.

High-fat Dairy

.

.

0.318

.

.

.

0.282

.

.

.

Non-dairy Cream

.

.

.

−0.354

.

−0.227

.

− 0.266

.

.

Meal Replacement

.

.

−0.213

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Red Meats

.

.

0.298

.

.

.

.

.

0.222

−0.286

Processed Meats

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.189

.

Organ Meats

0.239

.

−0.19

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Poultry

.

.

.

.

.

.

−0.164

0.334

.

−0.367

Fish

0.211

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.206

.

−0.245

Eggs

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.233

.

Soups

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Refined Grains

.

.

0.376

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Sweets

0.059

.

0.306

−0.365

−0.271

.

.

.

−0.237

.

Snacks

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.188

.

0.293

Nuts

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.365

Whole Grains

.

.

.

.

−0.413

.

.

.

.

.

Fruit

.

0.335

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Juice

.

.

.

0.163

.

.

0.25

−0.234

.

−0.273

Legumes

.

.

.

.

.

−0.21

.

.

.

.

Chili Peppers

0.237

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Potatoes

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.176

Green, leafy vegetables

.

0.302

.

.

0.236

.

.

.

.

.

Dark-yellow Vegetables

.

0.248

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Tomatoes

.

.

.

0.166

.

.

.

.

−0.283

.

Other Vegetables

.

0.34

.

.

0.23

.

.

.

.

.

Margarine

.

.

.

.

−0.254

− 0.211

− 0.394

− 0.227

.

0.308

Butter

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.499

.

0.358

.

Salad Dressings

.

.

.

.

0.228

.

.

.

.

.

Coffee

0.068

.

.

−0.592

.

.

.

− 0.318

.

.

Tea

.

.

.

−0.273

.

−0.372

.

0.404

−0.436

.

Liquor

.

−0.202

− 0.16

.

.

0.241

.

.

.

.

Fruit Juices

.

.

.

0.224

.

.

0.273

.

−0.273

.

Soft Drinks

0.047

−0.238

.

0.14

.

.

−0.283

.

.

.

Beer

.

−0.208

.

.

0.198

0.377

.

.

.

.

Wine

.

.

−0.221

.

.

0.276

.

.

.

.

Gravy

0.215

− 0.188

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

  1. Note: food categories were based on those used by Kerver et al. [6]