Dietary pattern is associated with obesity in Chinese children and adolescents: data from China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)

Table 3 Factor loadings for dietary patterns derived from exploratory factor analysis

	Traditional pattern	Modern pattern
Rice	0.7401
Wheat noodles		−0.2918
Wheat flour	−0.4377
Wheat buns, breads	−0.5472	0.2077
Cakes, cookies and pastries		0.4780
Deep-fried wheat
Corn and coarse grain	−0.3337
Starchy roots and tubers
Fresh legumes
Dried legumes
Legume products		0.3734
Nuts and seeds		0.4711
Fresh vegetables, non-leafy	−0.2290
Fresh vegetables, leafy	0.6119
Pickled and salted vegetables		0.2529
Seaweed
Fruits		0.5154
Red meat	0.2667	0.2245
Pork	0.4855
Organ meats
Processed meats		0.3149
Poultry and game	0.2555	0.3335
Eggs and eggs products	−0.3168	0.3282
Fish and seafood	0.2524	0.4346
Milk and dairy products		0.4770
Fast food		0.4726
Candy
Sweetened beverages

Dietary patterns were identified at baseline (in 2006). Absolute values< 0.20 are excluded from the table for simplicity

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