Association of dietary patterns, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic parameters with C-reactive protein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Factor loadings and dietary patterns derived from principal component analysis of food frequency questionnaire data

Food Groups	Factor I Western dietary pattern	Factor II Prudent dietary pattern
Milk	−0.045	0.380
Dairy products	0.166	0.377
Eggs	0.502	0.112
Meat	0.531	0.131
Organ meats	0.500	0.110
Legumes/soy products	0.306	0.390
Seafood	0.316	0.363
Light-colored vegetables	−0.039	0.799
Dark-colored vegetables	−0.057	0.831
Fruit	−0.014	0.521
Vegetables with oil/dressing	0.261	0.524
Rice/flour products	0.381	0.143
Whole grains	0.071	0.228
Root crops	0.201	0.369
Refined dessert	0.319	0.131
Jam/honey	0.382	0.108
Sugary drinks	0.542	−0.098
Rice/flour cooked in oil	0.436	0.066
Deep-fried food	0.619	0.044
Instant noodle	0.392	−0.083
Processed food	0.586	0.036
Sauce	0.526	0.071

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