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Table 3 Factor loading matrix for the three major dietary patternsa in overweight and obese women

From: The association of dietary patterns with endocannabinoids levels in overweight and obese women

Food or food groups

Factor 1 (Western pattern)

Factor 2 (Healthy pattern)

Factor 3 (Traditional pattern)

Organ meat

0.80

-

-

Pizza

0.75

-

-

Processed meat

0.69

-

-

Coffee

0.65

-

-

Pastries

0.44

-

-

Soft drinks

0.41

-

-

French fries

0.39

-

-

Other vegetables

-

0.77

-

Cruciferous vegetables

-

0.70

-

Tomato

-

0.68

-

Yellow vegetables

-

0.56

-

Low fat dairy

-

0.52

-

Green leafy vegetable

-

0.51

-

Red meat

-

0.34

-

Tea

-

-

0.67

Fish

-

-

0.61

Poultry

-

-

0.61

Sugar

-

-

0.57

Percentage of variance explained (%)

9.85

9.30

6.33

  1. aValues < 0.3 were excluded for simplicity