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Table 2 Principal loadings of three major dietary patterns identified among Filipino adults.a

From: Dietary pattern and nutrient intakes in association with non-communicable disease risk factors among Filipino adults: a cross-sectional study

Food Groups

Meat and Sweetened Beverages Pattern

Rice and Fish Pattern

Fruit, Vegetables, and Snack Pattern

Meat (mainly pork and poultry)

0.478

  

Sweetened beverages

0.4721

  

Rice, noodles & pasta (mainly rice)

 

0.5688

 

Oils (mainly coconut oil)

 

0.4626

 

Fish & shellfish

 

0.3935

 

Eggs & egg dishes

 

0.2746

 

Other grains (mainly corn grits)

 

−0.4187

 

Fruit

  

0.3761

Nut/pea/bean-based mixed dishes (mainly fried green pea)

  

0.3412

Sugar, syrups, preserves, jams, jellies (mainly sugar)

  

0.3188

Fat (mainly coconut cream)

  

0.3037

Savory snacks (e.g. corn chips, potato chips, fish cracker)

  

0.2824

Vegetables

  

0.2775

Non-alcoholic beverages (mainly coconut water, pure coffee, tea)

  

0.2682

  1. aExtraction method: Principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation. Only factor loadings > 0.25 or < −0.25 are shown in the table