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. 2016 Sep 9;11(9):e0162285. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162285

Table 2. Loading factors from factor analysis using varimax rotation.

Variables Health conscious diet Non-health conscious diet
Percentage of variance explained 4.4% 3.0%
TZ1 0.4151* -0.1339
Banku2 0.4731* 0.0392
Kenke3 0.5544* -0.0969
Fufu4 0.5415* -0.0177
Rice and Beans 0.4900* 0.0454
Jolof and fried rice 0.4638* -0.00792
Soft drinks 0.0861 0.0005
Fan Choco (chocolate based beverage) -0.0178 0.6749*
Fan milk (milk based beverage) -0.0117 0.6229*
Fan ice (ice cream) -0.0333 0.6702*
Fan yogurt 0.0712 0.4437*
Yogurt drink -0.0852 0.4306*
Milk 0.1185 0.1776
Meat 0.0982 0.1666
Water 0.3460* 0.1680
Watermelon 0.5842* -0.0402
Pineapple 0.4956* 0.1402
Apple 0.3291* 0.1070
Orange 0.1088 0.3762*
Mango 0.4259* 0.0215
Banana 0.4369* 0.0422
Avocado 0.4542* 0.0285
Traditional vegetables 0.4508* -0.2670
Exotic vegetables 0.4102* 0.2865
Bread 0.1063 0.0423
Biscuit 0.0878 0.0952
Chocolate 0.0677 0.1695
Mashed Kenke Drink 0.3097* 0.1455
Tea 0.1926 0.0070
Coffee 0.0384 -0.0588
Pawpaw 0.4954* -0.0796
Boiled and Fried yam 0.5431* -0.0725
Fish 0.1281 0.3112*
Sweets -0.0041 0.0920
Alvaro 0.1370 0.4561*
Fats and oil 0.5579* 0.1303

1 TZ (Tueozafi): made from corn and cassava flour,

2 Banku: made from fermented corn and cassava dough,

3 Kenke: made from fermented corn dough,

4 Fufu: made from pounded boiled yam and cassava.

* = Factor loading ≥0.3