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Exploration of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Approach in Synthesizing the Diet Quality of the Malaysian Population

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dc.contributor.authorAsma’ Ali
dc.contributor.authorBarrie M. Margetts
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Ali Zainuddin
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T03:15:48Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T03:15:48Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>(1) Background: One of the most main dietary assessments is through a posteriori application. Although extensive research has incorporated dietary assessment of a population through a posteriori application, this study is the first to examine the Malaysian population and use an a posteriori method and principal component analysis (PCA) to assess the dietary patterns of the Malaysian population. The correlation between all dietary patterns derived via PCA and selected nutrient intake were determined in this sample of study; (2) Methods: A total of 3063 respondents (18 to 59 years old) covering Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, participated in this study. PCA was applied on the food frequency questionnaire collected from the respondents, and descriptive statistics and PCA were performed using SPSS version 21; (3) Results: Six patterns were identified: “traditional”, “ prudent”, “ modern”, “western”, “Chinese”, and “combination” diets. All together, these six patterns were able to explain 45.9% of the total variability. Few components derived from the factor loadings showed positive association with several nutrient markers. The traditional dietary pattern showed a moderate, positive correlation with total protein and total sugar intake, there was a significant moderate correlation between the prudent dietary pattern and dietary fibre, and there was a moderate positive association between the Chinese dietary pattern and total energy; and (4) Conclusions: The exploration of the PCA approach above may provide justification for assessment of dietary patterns rather than reliance on single nutrients or foods to identify potential connections to overall nutritional wellbeing as well as to explore the diet–disease relationship. However, study of pattern analysis must be conducted among the Malaysian population to produce validity and reproducibility for this dietary approach in light of the numerous methodological issues that arise when performing PCA.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010070
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/602
dc.relation.ispartofNutrients
dc.relation.issn2072-6643
dc.titleExploration of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Approach in Synthesizing the Diet Quality of the Malaysian Population
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oaire.citation.volume13
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