Maternal Dietary Patterns and Gestational Diabetes Risk: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Factor loadings matrix for the major dietary patterns identified by factor analysis in an Iranian GDM case-control study between 2009 and 2010, Tehran, Iran ().^a

Food groups	Western dietary pattern	Prudent dietary pattern
Refined grains	—	0.24
Fast foods	0.22	—
Potatoes	0.32	—
Salty snacks	0.44	—
Mayonnaise	0.43	0.27
Sugar sweetened beverages	0.40	—
Eggs	0.29
Vegetables	—	—
Whole grains	−0.24	0.35
Fruits and dried fruits	—	0.51
Poultry and fish	—	0.43
High-fat dairy	0.34	—
Low-fat dairy	−0.21	—
Jam and tinned fruits	0.50	—
Liquid oils	—	0.69
Solid fats	0.38	—
Sweet snacks	0.48	—
Red and processed meats	0.23	0.21
Organ meats	0.31	—
Tea and coffee	0.25	—
Nuts and seeds	0.28	0.58
Legumes	−0.38	0.59
Explained variance (%)	10.3	8.9

^aValues < 0.20 were excluded for simplicity.