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Table 1 Dietary pattern loadings from factor analysis (Restricted and Unrestricted food choice) of dietary consumption

From: The spatial distribution of esophageal and gastric cancer in Caspian region of Iran: An ecological analysis of diet and socio-economic influences

 

Rotated Component Matrix*

 

Items

Components

 
 

Unrestricted food choice

Restricted food choice

Fresh and frozen fish

.848

-

Total fruit

.748

-.120

Sweets

-.261

.215

Poultry

.444

-

Red meat, liver

.230

.180

Salted/preserved food

-

.631

Potatoes: baked, boiled

-

.561

Canned fish

-

.516

Regular fibre

.112

-.254

Eggs

-

.279

White bread, rice, pasta

. 241

.653

Total vegetables

.427

-

Soft drinks

-

-

French fries

.183

-

Dairy

-

.212

Nuts

-

-.179

Pickles

-

.113

  1. * Loadings less than 0.10 in absolute value are not displayed