The mediating effect of dietary patterns on the association between mother’s education level and the physical aggression of five-year-old children: a population-based cohort study

Table 1 Exploratory factor analysis of dietary patterns

Food groups	n	%	Factor loadings
Food groups	n	%	Factor 1: Healthy dietary pattern	Factor 2: High-fat-sugar-salt dietary pattern
Healthy food groups (never or < 1 time/week)
Fish, Shrimp, Seafood	1218	6.58	0.543	0.130
Meat	553	2.99	0.509	0.136
Fruits	323	1.74	0.453	−0.153
Bean	1542	8.33	0.440	−0.083
Vegetables	246	1.33	0.425	−0.187
Egg	541	2.92	0.421	0.078
Dairy products	1027	5.55	0.197	0.053
Grains and Roots	39	0.21	0.176	−0.037
HFSS food groups (almost every day or every day)
Beverages/ Coke / Soda	1479	7.99	−0.047	0.592
Hamburger/ Pizza/ Fried Chicken	90	0.49	0.036	0.484
Sweets/ Cookies/ Cakes	5024	27.14	0.023	0.436

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