Table 2.

Factor loadings ^a of dietary patterns among children and adolescents investigated. Florianópolis, Brazil, 2012–2013 (n = 2484).

Food Groups	Fast Food	Morning/Evening Meal	Traditional Brazilian	Healthy/Fresh Foods	Bread/Chocolate Milk
Breads	−0.2524	0.3852	0.0137	0.0675	0.5599
Chocolate milk	0.2368	−0.1373	−0.0048	0.0920	0.6870
Milk	0.0265	0.7989	0.1080	0.1052	−0.0357
Coffee	−0.0725	0.7703	0.0532	−0.1155	−0.1773
Yoghurt	0.2298	0.6560	0.0152	0.1256	0.0211
Cheese	0.0717	0.8033	−0.0451	0.1036	0.1933
Rice	−0.0465	0.0083	0.9251	0.0034	−0.0054
Soft drinks	0.6898	0.0264	0.1005	−0.2326	0.1400
Treats	0.5396	0.0187	0.0409	−0.0470	0.2058
Chips	0.6252	0.0627	−0.0345	0.0348	0.0625
French fries	0.7282	0.0798	0.0825	0.0314	−0.0862
Pizza	0.6668	0.0192	−0.2274	−0.0019	−0.0763
Fruits	0.0233	0.1199	0.0325	0.6938	−0.0403
Beans	0.0548	0.0455	0.8172	0.1228	−0.0273
Pasta	0.3310	0.1290	−0.2188	0.1168	0.1829
Fish	0.2855	0.0324	0.1986	0.3465	−0.2197
Meat	0.1271	0.1456	0.5172	−0.1101	0.2787
Juice	−0.0996	−0.0058	−0.0162	0.7213	0.0693
Leafy greens	−0.1343	0.1110	0.3807	0.5015	0.1376
Soup	0.2081	0.0882	−0.1974	0.4682	−0.3393
Vegetables	−0.1405	0.1198	0.2450	0.5748	0.2395
% explained variation	12.5	12.3	10.5	9.9	6.2
% of accumulated explained variance	12.5	24.8	35.3	45.2	51.4

^a Highlighted values indicate a high correlation between the food group and the dietary pattern.