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Table 1 Explained variation (%) in food intakes and response variables for each dietary pattern (DP) as assessed using reduced rank regression and correlation coefficient between DP and response variables for cardiometabolic health outcomes (n = 2121)a

From: Association between diet quality, dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health in Australian adults: a cross-sectional study

DP

Explained variation (%)

Correlation coefficientb,c

Food intakes (total)

Responses (total)

Fibre density (g/MJ)

SFA:PUFA

Sugars (%E)

Fibre density (g/MJ)

SFA: PUFA

Sugars (%E)

DP-1

3.94

26.9

50.9

27.5

2.23

0.72***

−0.53***

− 0.26***

DP-2

2.51

21.0

60.0

31.9

51.8

0.30***

0.24***

0.72***

DP-3

2.47

7.99

65.4

46.0

56.3

0.24***

0.36***

−0.20**

  1. aDP dietary pattern, SFA saturated fatty acid, PUFA poly-unsaturated fatty acid, %E percentage energy
  2. b***Denotes correlation coefficient is significant at P < 0.001
  3. c**Denotes correlation coefficient is significant at P < 0.01