Table 5 Pearson correlation coefficients between exploratory and confirmatory dietary patterns in 1985 and 1990 in the Zutphen Elderly Study (N = 467)
From: Stability of dietary patterns assessed with reduced rank regression; the Zutphen Elderly Study
Dietary patterns | Exploratory* 1990 | Confirmatory+1990 (diet (D) 1990, loading (L) 1985) | Confirmatory 1985 (D: 1985, L: 1990) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exploratory 1985 | Pattern 1 Low in cereal fibre | Pattern 2 alcohol | Pattern 3 inconsistent | Pattern 1 Low in cereal fibre | Pattern 1 Low in cereal fibre |
Pattern 1 | 0.47‡ | 0.31‡ | 0.05 | 0.60‡ | 0.73‡ |
Pattern 2 | -0.22‡ | 0.34‡ | 0.35‡ | 0.11 | -0.41‡ |
Pattern 3 | 0.08 | 0.16 | -0.04 | 0.05 | 0.20‡ |
Confirmatory+ 1985 (D: 1985, L: 1990) | 0.55‡ | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.43‡ | 1.00 |
Confirmatory 1990 (D: 1990, L: 1985) | 0.71‡ | 0.40‡ | 0.24‡ | 1.00 | 0.43‡ |