Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Their Components in Middle-Class Adults from Damascus, Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study

Figure 1

Radar graph of factor loadings for each dietary pattern. Dietetic pattern 1 is composed of foods with high caloric-protein intake and saturated fat. Dietary pattern 2 comprises foods of traditional consumption in the Syrian diet. Pattern 3 is composed of foods with a high contribution of simple carbohydrates and saturated fat. Pattern 4 is composed of foods of traditional consumption in the Syrian diet with a predominance of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Pattern 5 is formed by fast food with a high predominance of energy and sodium.