Beer, wine and lifestyle: a cross-sectional study of the Belgian military population

Table 3 The factor-loading matrix for the major factors identified by the food consumption data from the food frequency questionnaire

Food or food group	Factor 1 (meat dietary pattern)	Factor 2 (healthy dietary pattern)	Factor 3 (sweet dietary pattern)
Red meats	0.60
Processed meats	0.58
Beer	0.47
Garlic	0.43
Tomatoes	0.43
Wine	0.40
Eggs	0.38
Poultry	0.37
Liquor	0.37
Organ meats	0.33
Fruit		0.58
Low-fat diary products		0.47
Whole grain		0.43
Vegetables		0.39
Cold breakfast cereals		0.38
Fruit juice		0.37
Fish		0.36
Tea		0.32
Nuts		0.30
Sweets and desserts			0.53
Snacks			0.45
High-energy drinks			0.42
High-fat dairy products			0.40
Refined grains			0.36
Mayonnaise			0.30
Potatoes			0.30

Absolute values <0.30 were excluded from the table for simplicity. Foods or food groups with factor loadings of 0.30 for three factors were excluded; see Table 3 for food groupings. The percentage of explained variance was 7.4 % for factor 1, 7.2 % for factor 2 and 6.2 % for factor 3

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