Dietary patterns and associated risk factors among school age children in urban Ghana

BMC Nutrition

Table 3 Sub-food group items and their truncated components solution

Food items	DP 1	DP 2	DP 3	DP 4	h²
Sugar sweetened beverages (SSB)	0.680	0.173	−0.090	− 0.102	0.512
High calorie snacks (including sweets & pastries)	0.680	0.270	0.042	− 0.005	.538
Cocoa beverages, milk and dairy	0.638	−0.045	0	−0.203	0.450
Processed meat	0.592	−0.012	0.160	0.201	0.416
Fruits and fruit juices	0.592	0.365	0.066	−0.056	0.491
Spreads and toppings	0.585	0.189	0.136	0.192	0.434
Fried foods	0.579	0.255	0.377	0.041	0.544
Legumes (pulses and nuts)	0.206	0.659	−0.031	−0.016	0.477
Meat (non-poultry)	0.117	0.658	0.123	0.084	0.468
Starchy roots and plantains	0.075	0.645	0.045	−0.056	0.427
Vegetables and soups	0.136	0.533	0.409	0.018	0.471
Cereals	−0.051	0.081	0.854	−0.080	0.745
Poultry and eggs	0.483	0.101	0.584	0.047	0.586
Fish and sea food	−0.014	−0.006	−0.058	0.937	0.882

H² refers to communality; italicised entries are items contributing significantly to each PCA component

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