Table 2.

Dietary patterns in childcare centres according to the factorial analysis using the principal component method for children under 2 years of age in municipal childcare centres in Guaratuba, Paraná, Brazil, 2014 (factorial loads >0⋅3 and <−0⋅3)

Dietary patterns	Food items	Factor loading	% explained variance	Cronbach's α
Pattern 1 ‘Snacks’	Margarine and butter	0⋅78	27⋅5	0⋅74
	Coffee and teas	0⋅74
	Biscuits and breads	0⋅66
	Fruits	0⋅63
	Formula	−0⋅57
Pattern 2 ‘Nutritive’	Natural juice	0⋅88	13⋅9	0⋅77
	Tubercles, roots and cereals	0⋅73
	Vegetables	0⋅67
	Dairy products	0⋅53
	Breakfast cereals	−0⋅55
Pattern 3 ‘Pasta and meats’	Sauce	0⋅76	10⋅0	0⋅72
	Meats and eggs	0⋅74
	Dainties	0⋅72
	Pasta	0⋅54
Pattern 4 ‘Traditional’	Milk	0⋅74	7⋅4	0⋅69
	Processed meats	0⋅66
	Beans	0⋅59
	Rice	0⋅57
	Sugar	0⋅49
	Soup	−0⋅53
Total			58⋅8