Zinc status and its association with the health of adolescents: a review of studies in India

Figures & data

Table 1. Food subgroups, eigenvalues and percentage of variance explained by major dietary patterns identified adolescent girls

Diet pattern^a	Food subgroups (factor loading^b)	Eigenvalues	Variance explained (%)
Rice meal	Rice (0.794), un-sprouted legumes (0.768)	1.67	13.93
Snacks-type meal	Fried foods (0.781), Bakery products (0.336), fruits (0.764)	1.40	11.70
Wheat based meal	Whole wheat (0.457, milk (0.604), sprouts (0.300)	1.32	11.04
Pearl millet meal	Pearl millet (0.300), sprouts (0.535), leafy vegetable (0.444)	1.16	9.70
Sorghum meal	Sorghum (0.859), leafy vegetable (0.449)	1.06	8.83

^aExtraction method: Principle component analysis.

^bVarimax- rotated factor loading for the food subgroups.