Empirically derived dietary patterns: interpretability and construct validity according to different factor rotation methods

This study aimed to investigate the effects of factor rotation methods on interpretability and construct validity of dietary patterns derived in a representative sample of 1,102 Brazilian adults. Dietary patterns were derived from exploratory factor analysis. Orthogonal (varimax) and oblique rotatio...

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Main Authors: Michelle Alessandra de Castro, Valéria Troncoso Baltar, Soraya Sant'Ana de Castro Selem, Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni, Regina Mara Fisberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2015-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015000200298&lng=en&tlng=en