A spatial analysis of dietary patterns in a large representative population in the north of The Netherlands – the Lifelines cohort study

Table 2 Dietary patterns and factor loadings

	Bread and cookies pattern		Snack pattern		Meat and alcohol pattern		Vegetable, fruit and fish pattern
	Food group and factor loadings^a
High intakes	Halvarine/margarine/butter	0.70	Other snacks	0.66	Fresh meat	0.60	Vegetables	0.57
	Bread and bread products	0.69	Pizza	0.55	Processed meat	0.59	Fish and seafood	0.50
	Sugar and confectionery	0.59	Ready to serve meals	0.60	Chicken	0.48	Rice/pasta	0.48
	Potatoes	0.53	French fries	0.48	Alcoholic drinks	0.45	Legumes	0.54
	Cake and cookies	0.44	Sugar sweetened beverages	0.46	Coffee	0.44	Fruit	0.41
	Sauces/dressing/gravy	0.43	Fruit/Vegetable juices	0.3	Sauces/dressing/gravy	0.38	Nuts and seeds	0.34
	High fat dairy products	0.36	Sugar and confectionery	0.39			Eggs	0.31
Low intakes			Fruit	−0.33	Tea	−0.45

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