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

• Main Authors: Michelle Alessandra de Castro (Author), Valéria Troncoso Baltar (Author), Soraya Sant'Ana de Castro Selem (Author), Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni (Author), Regina Mara Fisberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...