TABLE 3.
Items in English with response categories, and factor loadings from initial and final solutions of the exploratory factor analysis (construct validity)
| Items in English | Response Categories (Scores) | FL Model 1 | FL Model 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. In the past 30 days, how often have you controlled the amount of fat you consume? | Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes (2); Frequently (3); Always (4) | 0.69* | 0.69* |
| 2. In the past 30 days, how often have you controlled the amount of salt you consume? | Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes (2); Frequently (3); Always (4) | 0.66* | 0.64* |
| 3. In the past 30 days, how often have you followed a healthy diet? | Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes (2); Frequently (3); Always (4) | 0.60* | 0.60* |
| 4. How often do you have the habit of reading the nutrition facts table and / or the list of ingredients? | Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes (2); Frequently (3); Always (4) | 0.58* | 0.57* |
| 5. How often do you observe if there is information on food and beverages packaging labels, such as “no added salt”, “low in salt”, “light” and / or “free of trans‐fat”? | Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes (2); Frequently (3); Always (4) | 0.56* | 0.55* |
| 6. How many days of the week do you usually eat some type of filled cookie? | Never (5); Almost never (4); 1–2x/week (3); 3–4x/week (2); 5–6x/week (1); Every day including Saturday and Sunday (0) | −0.53* | −0.53* |
| 7. How many days of the week do you usually drink some type of soda? | Never (5); Almost never (4); 1–2x/week (3); 3–4x/week (2); 5–6x/week (1); Every day including Saturday and Sunday (0) | −0.52* | −0.52* |
| 8. How many days of the week do you usually eat some type of breaded or frozen industrialized hamburger? | Never (5); Almost never (4); 1–2x/week (3); 3–4x/week (2); 5–6x/week (1); Every day including Saturday and Sunday (0) | −0.49* | −0.50* |
| 9. How many days of the week do you usually eat some type of industrialized chips or grated potatoes? | Never (5); Almost never (4); 1–2x/week (3); 3–4x/week (2); 5–6x/week (1); Every day including Saturday and Sunday (0) | −0.46* | −0.48* |
| 10. How many days of the week do you usually eat some type of: sausage, hot dog sausage, ham, mortadella, bacon or other salt cured meats? | Never (5); Almost never (4); 1–2x/week (3); 3–4x/week (2); 5–6x/week (1); Every day including Saturday and Sunday (0) | −0.42* | −0.40* |
| 11. When you cooked your meals at home, how often did you use some ready‐to‐use industrialized seasoning? | Never (4); Rarely (3); Sometimes (2); Frequently (1); Always (0) | −0.38* | −0.40* |
| 12. What is your opinion on the following statement: “in general, I know which industrialized foods contain large amounts of sodium”? | I disagree (0); I don't agree nor disagree (1); I don't know if agree or disagree (2); I agree (3) | 0.38* | 0.38* |
| 13. In your opinion, how much salt do you think you consume daily? | A little (0); The normal quantity (1); A lot (2) | 0.37* | 0.36* |
| 14. In general, how do you assess your health? | Too bad (0); Bad (1); Regular (2); Good (3); Too good (4) | 0.34* | 0.36* |
| 15. Did you know that there is a limit of 5 g of salt that we can consume per day? | No, I didn't know (0); Yes, I knew (1) | 0.34* | 0.33* |
| 16. How many days of the week do you usually eat some type of pizza? | Never (5); Almost never (4); 1–2x/week (3); 3–4x/week (2); 5–6x/week (1); Every day including Saturday and Sunday (0) | −0.32* | −0.33* |
| 17. Considering your diet in the past 30 days, how often did you cook lunch or dinner at home? | Never (0); Rarely (1); Sometimes (2); Frequently (3); Always (4) | 0.27 | – |
| 18. What is your opinion on the following statement: “the nutritional information on food and beverages’ labels is sufficient and clear”? | I disagree (2); I don't agree nor disagree (1); I agree (0) | 0.27 | – |
| 19. Considering your diet in the past 30 days, how often did you add salt to the food already served on plate, for lunch or dinner? | Never (4); Rarely (3); Sometimes (2); Frequently (1); Always (0) | 0.20 | – |
| 20. What is your opinion on the following statement: “I would like labels to inform if food and beverages have large amounts of sodium”? | I disagree (0); I don't agree nor disagree (1); I agree (2) | 0.19 | – |
| 21. What is your opinion on the following statement: “having a diet with too much salt can cause health problems”? | I disagree (0); I don't agree nor disagree (1); I agree (2) | 0.13 | – |
| 22. What is your opinion on the following statement: “I would like food and beverages with large amounts of sodium to have a clear warning on the front of the package”? | I disagree (0); I don't agree nor disagree (1); I agree (2) | 0.13 | – |
| 23. What is your opinion on the following statement: “controlling the amount of salt or sodium that I consume is important for my health”? | I disagree (0); I don't agree nor disagree (1); I agree (2) | 0.10 | – |
| 24. Could you tell if there is any difference between salt and sodium? | No, there is no difference (0); I don't know if there is any difference (1); Yes, there is a difference (2) | 0.07 | – |
FL Model 1 – Factor loadings for Initial Solution in the Exploratory Factor Analysis.
FL Model 2 – Factor loadings for Final Solution in the Exploratory Factor Analysis.
*
Significant factor loading (> | 0.3 |).