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Table 3 Estimated coefficients for the individual food categories according to the LASSO model

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

Food category

Triglycerides

LDL cholesterol

HDL cholesterol

Total cholesterol

(Intercept)

86.702

85.593

97.060

101.835

Lfat_dairy

.

−0.002

.

−0.001

Hfat_dairy

.

0.007

0.037

0.045

Non_dairy_cream

−0.006

.

−0.007

− 0.013

Meal_repl

−0.058

− 0.087

− 0.052

−0.066

Red_meat

.

0.001

.

0.043

Processed_meat

.

.

.

.

Organ_meats

−0.333

−0.383

−0.394

− 0.472

Poultry

.

.

.

.

Fish

.

.

.

.

Eggs

.

.

−0.011

−0.011

Soups

.

−0.017

−0.005

− 0.021

Refined_grains

.

0.010

0.019

0.031

Sweets

.

0.011

.

0.020

Snacks

.

.

.

−0.003

Nuts

.

.

−0.011

− 0.015

Whole_grains

.

.

−0.006

−0.005

Pizza

.

.

.

−0.001

Fruit

.

.

.

.

Juice

.

.

−0.006

−0.009

Legumes

.

.

−0.012

−0.025

Chili

−0.039

−0.105

− 0.128

−0.137

Potatoes

.

.

.

.

Green_leafy_veg

.

.

0.002

.

Cruciferous_veg

.

.

.

.

Darkyellow_veg

−0.021

.

.

.

Tomatoes

.

.

.

0.013

Other_veg

.

.

0.034

0.036

Margarine

.

−0.024

−0.018

−0.027

Butter

.

−0.019

−0.013

− 0.024

Salad_dressings

.

.

0.007

.

Coffee

.

.

.

.

Tea

−0.002

.

.

.

Liquor

.

−0.032

−0.011

− 0.013

Fruit_juices

.

.

.

.

Soft_drinks

.

.

−0.010

−0.001

Beer

.

.

.

.

Wine

−0.057

− 0.021

−0.006

− 0.038

Gravy

−0.011

− 0.029

−0.041

− 0.048

Age

0.011

0.010

0.009

0.011

Bmi

0.042

0.021

0.004

0.020

Income

0.068

0.063

0.040

0.053

Sex

.

.

.

.

Eth1

.

.

.

.

Eth2

.

.

.

.

Eth3

.

.

.

.

Eth4

.

.

.

.

  1. . = Coefficient shrunk to zero