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Table 4 Factorial load distribution table of food/food groups of the three food patterns identified for farmers

From: Dietary patterns of Brazilian farmers and their relation with sociodemographic, labor, and lifestyle conditions

Food items

Dietary pattern

1

2

3

Local traditional

Traditional Brazilian

Industrialized

Sugar

0.736

0.121

0.085

Coffee

0.608

0.246

−0.087

Butter and margarine

0.571

0.200

−0.095

Homemade breads, brote, cakes and cookies

0.459

0.158

− 0.405

Juice and sugary beverages

0.438

0.016

0.162

Potatoes, yams and cassava

0.367

−0.070

0.019

Pasta

0.332

0.112

0.141

Beans

0.247

0.705

− 0.062

Rice

0.131

0.695

0.062

Vegetables (tomato, green condiment, lettuce, cabbage, cucumber, carrot, chayote, pepper, okra, green leafy vegetables, scarlet eggplant, pumpkin and pod)

− 0.164

0.521

−0.059

Flour (flour and farofa)

0.058

0.479

−0.039

Oils and fats

−0.048

0.358

−0.045

Soda

0.103

−0.058

0.621

Snacks, fried food, hamburger, hot dog, garlic bread and trooper’s beans

0.056

−0.064

0.508

Red meat (beef and pork)

−0.088

0.299

0.490

Sausage, canned food, industrialized condiment and sauce

0.104

0.023

0.461

Alcoholic drinks (distilled beverages, bear and wine)

−0.066

− 0.004

0.449

Industrialized breads, cookies, toasts and threads

−0.042

0.045

0.374

White meat (poutries and fishes)

0.285

−0.022

−0.049

Candies (chocolate, pies, jams, ice cream and other sweets)

0.122

−0.078

0.248

Eggs

0.099

0.230

−0.027

Soups and broths

0.031

−0.254

−0.074

Fruits (banana, lemon, apple, guava, mango, grape, watermelon and peach)

−0.046

− 0.018

0.074

Milk, cheese and yogurt

−0.122

0.032

0.078

Polenta (poleta and corn-grits)

−0.157

0.040

−0.023

Accumulated explained variance

8.7

16.7

23.8

  1. Principal Component Analysis (PCA)