Metabolically healthy obese and metabolic syndrome of the lean: the importance of diet quality. Analysis of MAGNETIC cohort

Table 3 PCA-driven dietary patterns (DPs) identified in the total sample by principal component analysis: data from FFQ-6 questionnaire

Food items	Factor loadings
Food items	Western DP	Prudent DP	Dairy, breakfast cereals & treats DP
Processed meats	0.70
Potatoes	0.62
Refined grain products	0.56
Animal fats	0.54
Red meats	0.53
Other edible fats	0.45
Sweetened beverages and energy drinks	0.40
Sugar	0.39
Cheeses	0.35
Vegetables		0.62
Whole grain products		0.64
Fish		0.53
Eggs and egg dishes		0.52
Nuts and seeds		0.52
Fruit		0.51	0.43
Vegetable oils		0.41
White meat	0.30	0.39
Legumes		0.38
Sweetened milk products			0.70
Milk, fermented milk drinks and curd cheese		0.44	0.54
Breakfast cereals			0.49
Sweets and snacks	0.35		0.47
Alcohol	0.36
Variance explained (%)	11.8	11.2	7.0

Factor loadings of >|0.30| are shown in the table, therefore three dietary items (out of 26) are not presented for simplicity. Sorted by loadings from 1st to 3rd factor. Total variance in dietary variables explained by three patterns is 30.0%

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