Table 4 Spearman correlations of the mean factor scores for regional dietary patterns with nutrients and food groups, India Health Study
From: A cross-sectional investigation of regional patterns of diet and cardio-metabolic risk in India
| Â | Delhi | Trivandrum | Mumbai | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 |
| Â | fruit - dairy | vegetables - pulses | pulses - rice | sweets - snacks | fruit - vegetables | snacks - meat |
Nutrient intake | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   protein,% TEI | NS | -0.24 | NS | -0.19 | -0.11 | 0.25 |
   carbohydrate,% TEI | 0.18 | -0.13 | -0.25 | -0.31 | NS | NS |
   fat,% TEI | -0.18 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.48 | NS | -0.16 |
   cholesterol, mg | 0.24 | 0.14 | -0.19 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.57 |
   calcium, mg | 0.23 | 0.09 | -0.26 | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.18 |
   iron, mg | -0.24 | 0.17 | -0.60 | 0.20 | 0.55 | 0.25 |
   retinol equivalents, mcg | -0.08 | 0.46 | -0.28 | 0.37 | 0.35 | NS |
Food group, frequency | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   total rice | NS | -0.23 | NS | -0.07 | 0.34 | NS |
   total wheat | -0.08 | 0.18 | -0.12 | 0.42 | 0.21 | 0.20 |
   total vegetables†| 0.08 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.52 | 0.72 | -0.15 |
   total potatoes | 0.09 | 0.08 | -0.10 | 0.10 | 0.35 | NS |
   total pulses | -0.53 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.20 |
   total fruit | 0.55 | 0.22 | -0.16 | 0.43 | 0.72 | 0.12 |
   total dairy | 0.51 | -0.09 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.16 |
   total fish | -0.19 | -0.21 | -0.43 | -0.07 | 0.17 | 0.32 |
   total meat | 0.12 | -0.21 | -0.20 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.46 |
   total sweets | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.19 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.32 |