Dietary patterns and childhood stunting in Zimbabwe

BMC Nutrition

Table 1 Food items consumed by children 6–59 months, Zimbabwe

Food groups	Factor 1 (Modern dietary pattern)	Factor 2 (Low animal source)	Factor 3 (Traditional)	Communality
1. Maize	0.40	0.43	0.39	0.82
2. Cereals	0.51	0.20	-0.17	0.32
3. White roots and tubers	0.18	0.26	0.31	0.20
4. Organ meats	0.39	0.21	0.26	0.28
5. Fish	0.26	0.14	0.49	0.40
6. Flesh meats	0.60	0.36	0.14	0.30
7. Eggs	0.48	0.15	0.28	0.36
8. Milk and milk products	0.32	0.08	0.55	0.29
9. Insects and worms	0.25	0.16	0.62	0.49
10. Vitamin A rich fruits and veg	0.19	0.38	0.73	0.55
11. Legumes, nuts and seeds	0.22	0.57	0.25	0.35
12. Beverages	0.81	0.13	0.18	0.21
13. Dark green leafy vegetables	0.07	0.33	0.89	0.30
14. Fruits	0.36	0.55	0.17	0.25
15. Deserts	0.40	-0.11	-0.05	0.30
16. Oils and fats	0.83	0.26	0.14	0.51
Total communalities				5.93
Cronbach’s alpha	0.81	0.77	0.69

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