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Table 2 Comparisons of principal component analysis scores of dietary patterns between groups with low or high pessimism, and low or high optimism

From: Pessimism, diet, and the ability to improve dietary habits: a three-year follow-up study among middle-aged and older Finnish men and women

 

Principal component analysis scores (mean)

Healthy dietary pattern

p 1

Sweet unhealthy dietary pattern

p 1

Fatty unhealthy dietary pattern

p 1

Traditional dietary pattern

p 1

Low pessimism (N = 1274) 2

0.071

 

0.029

 

−0.048

 

−0.006

 

High pessimism (N = 1351) 3

−0.066

< 0.001

− 0.027

0.153

0.046

0.016

0.006

0.762

Low optimism (N = 1210) 2

−0.085

 

0.000

 

−0.019

 

0.026

 

High optimism (N = 1415) 3

0.073

< 0.001

−0.000

0.995

0.016

0.365

−0.022

0.213

  1. 1 Student’s t-test; 2 Below the median; 3 Median or higher
  2. p1-scores indicating statistical significance are bolded