Eating behaviors, dietary patterns and weight status in emerging adulthood and longitudinal associations with eating behaviors in early childhood

Table 4 Food groups associated with dietary patterns identified and factor loadings

Dietary Patterns	Food groups	Factor loadings
Healthy	Legumes, nuts & seeds	0.64
	Whole-grain products	0.60
	Vegetables	0.52
	Fruit (excluding juice)	0.46
Beverage-rich	Sugar-sweetened beverages	0.51
Beverage-rich	Milk & plant-based drinks (unsweetened)	0.40
High energy density	Processed meat (including pizza & fried poultry/fish/shellfish)	0.47
	Alcohol	0.43
	Cheese	0.38
	Fatty/salty snacks (including French fries)	0.33
Protein-rich	Red meat	0.49
Protein-rich	Poultry/fish/shellfish (excluding fried) & eggs	0.42

Based on exploratory factor analysis. Extraction method: principal axis factoring; Rotation method: Direct Oblimin; Cutting value of extracting factors: 0.3. Other food groups not included in dietary patterns: Sweet snacks and desserts; Juice; Non whole-grain products; Yogurt

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