Table 1.
Factor loadings and summary statistics describing two dietary patterns derived from a principal components analysis of 26 dietary food categories in a sample of overweight and obese children (n 332).
| Food category | Factor1 | Factor 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pizza | 0.68 | 0.09 |
| Pasta | 0.66 | 0.02 |
| Red meat | 0.61 | 0.27 |
| Chicken | 0.53 | 0.13 |
| Fries | 0.52 | 0.19 |
| Sweets | 0.33 | 0.20 |
| Snacks | 0.02 | 0.83 |
| Desserts | 0.25 | 0.80 |
| Soft drinks | 0.27 | 0.64 |
| Cereals | 0.19 | 0.04 |
| Dairy | −0.07 | 0.15 |
| Fruits | 0.181 | −0.10 |
| Legumes | −0.01 | −0.14 |
| Processed meats | 0.33 | 0.09 |
| Bread and refined grains | 0.27 | 0.31 |
| Starchy vegetables | 0.19 | 0.13 |
| Vegetables | −0.15 | −0.03 |
| Nuts | 0.13 | −0.05 |
| Fish | 0.13 | −0.08 |
| Fat | −0.04 | 0.16 |
| Soups | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Real fruit juice | −0.04 | 0.11 |
| Sweet breads | 0.34 | 0.04 |
| Cultural foods | 0.22 | 0.10 |
| Whole grains | −0.10 | −0.11 |
| Chocolate milk | −0.01 | −0.01 |
| Summary Statistics | Factor 1 | Factor 2 |
| Cronbach′s alpha | 0.72 | 0.71 |
| Eigenvalue | 4.19 | 1.91 |
| Proportion of variance (%) | 16.12 | 7.33 |