| Food Groups | Dietary patterns | |
| The Western pattern | The grains-vegetables, and fruits pattern | |
| Refined grains | 0.659 | - |
| Whole grains | - | 0.477 |
| Potatoes | - | 0.307 |
| Beans and legumes | 0.313 | 0.383 |
| Red meat | 0.633 | - |
| Organ meat | 0.369 | - |
| Poultry | - | - |
| Fish and shellfish products | - | - |
| Fast foods | 0.427 | - |
| Eggs | 0.486 | - |
| Low-fat dairy product | - | - |
| High-fat dairy products | 0.475 | - |
| Vegetables | - | 0.654 |
| Tomatoes | - | 0.450 |
| Fruits | - | 0.604 |
| Hydrogenated fats | 0.542 | - |
| Vegetable oils | - | 0.602 |
| Olive | - | 0.430 |
| Nuts and seed products | - | - |
| Sugar, sweets, and desserts | 0.428 | - |
| Snacks | 0.438 | - |
| Condiments | - | - |
| Soft drinks | 0.474 | - |
| Beverages | - | 0.353 |
| Salt and pickles | - | - |
| Variance explained (%) | 13.360 | 22.854 |
| Values less than 0.2 were omitted for simplicity. Total variance explained by two factors: 36.214 | ||