Table 2 Included food groups and explained variance in the explorative dietary patterns
PCA patterns | Included food groups | Factor loadings | Explained variance in food intake (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
PCA pattern 1 | 7.4 | ||
Bread white | 0.46 | ||
Burger, pizza | 0.48 | ||
Chocolate | 0.47 | ||
Cookie filled (chocolate or cream) | 0.56 | ||
Cream cake | 0.40 | ||
French fries | 0.50 | ||
Fruit gum | 0.41 | ||
Fruit nectar | 0.48 | ||
Ham high-fat (with visible fat) | 0.40 | ||
Hot chocolate | 0.42 | ||
Ice-cream milk/cream | 0.51 | ||
Ice-cream fruit | 0.41 | ||
Lemonade, coke | 0.48 | ||
Palmin, bacon | 0.48 | ||
Pancake | 0.41 | ||
Potato chips | 0.42 | ||
Sauce | 0.46 | ||
Sausages high-fat (e.g. salami, pork, blood, or liver sausage) | 0.45 | ||
Sugar | 0.44 | ||
PCA pattern 2 | 4.3 | ||
Herbs | 0.59 | ||
Legumes | 0.46 | ||
Nuts, seeds | 0.48 | ||
Oil | 0.46 | ||
Vegetables cooked | 0.41 | ||
Vegetables raw | 0.51 | ||
(Sparkling) wine | 0.43 | ||
PCA pattern 3 | 3.1 | ||
Bread whole-grain | 0.41 | ||
Cheese high-fat (e.g. Gouda, Edam, or Tilsiter cheese, cream cheese) | −0.47 | ||
Cheese low-fat (e.g. Harz, Limburger, or Mainz cheese, reduced-fat cheese) | 0.52 | ||
Cottage cheese low-fat (<10 % fat) | 0.43 | ||
Dairy low-fat (milk, yoghurt, kefir, sour milk ≤1.5 % fat) | 0.53 | ||
Margarine semi-fat | 0.45 | ||
RRR patterns | Explained variance in response variables (%) | ||
RRR pattern 1 | Triglycerides: 10.3 HDL-cholesterol: 1.0 LDL-cholesterol: 20.2 | ||
Fruit gum | 0.21 | ||
Fruit juice unsweetened | 0.24 | ||
Fruits fresh | −0.29 | ||
Potato dumpling | 0.25 | ||
Vegetables raw | −0.22 | ||
RRR pattern 2 | Triglycerides: 21.2 HDL-cholesterol: 10.0 LDL-cholesterol: 29.3 | ||
Coffee | 0.24 | ||
Margarine semi-fat | −0.26 | ||
Noodles egg | −0.21 | ||
Potatoes boiled | 0.21 | ||
Fruit, herbal tea | −0.27 | ||
RRR pattern 3 | Triglycerides: 25.6 HDL-cholesterol: 19.9 LDL-cholesterol: 30.0 | ||
Butter | −0.22 | ||
Cream cake | −0.20 | ||
French fries | −0.32 | ||
High-percentage alcoholic beverages (e.g. schnapps, cognac, whiskey) | −0.24 |