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Table 3 Factor loadings for dietary patterns in all subjects

From: Effects of a fruit-vegetable dietary pattern on oxidative stress and genetic damage in coke oven workers: a cross-sectional study

Food groups

Pattern 1

Pattern 2

Pattern 3

Pattern 4

Rice

0.81

/

0.21

/

Noodles

0.73

0.19

/

0.21

Steamed buns

/a

/

/

−0.16

Coarse cereals

/

−0.25

/

−0.15

Dark vegetables

0.21

0.78

/

/

Light vegetables

0.24

0.70

/

/

Mushrooms

/

/

/

/

Legume products

/

/

0.31

/

Fruit

/

0.76

−0.21

0.15

Eggs

0.18

/

/

−0.17

Pork

0.20

/

0.61

/

Poultry

0.19

0.20

0.59

0.20

Beef and mutton

/

−0.18

/

/

Processed meat

−0.23

/

0.43

−0.23

Visceral organs

−0.18

/

0.27

/

Fish

0.24

0.21

/

0.18

Shrimps and crabs

/

/

−0.17

/

Dairy products

/

0.19

/

/

Beverages

−0.29

/

−0.25

0.23

Alcohol

−0.18

/

0.22

−0.27

Fried pasta

/

−0.23

−0.28

−0.27

Snacks and cookies

−0.15

/

−0.26

0.84

Sugars and preserves

/

−0.19

/

0.61

Oils

0.31

/

/

0.32

Condiments

0.15

/

/

/

  1. aFactor loadings ≤ │0.15│ were excluded for simplicity.
  2. Pattern 1: Rice-noodle pattern; Pattern 2: Fruit-vegetable pattern; Pattern 3: High protein foods; Pattern 4: Snack-sugar pattern.