Research Article

Associations between Caries among Children and Household Sugar Procurement, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Socioeconomic Indicators in the Brazilian Capital Cities

Table 4

Rotated loadings matrix for the extracted component variables.

ā€‰Component*
ā€‰12

Per capita income0.980.09
HDI0.950.10
Water fluoridation0.830.12
Confectionery procurement 0.820.26
Free sugar procurement 0.000.97
Soft drinks procurement 0.610.72

Values in bold font represent loading values greater than 0.50. The greatest loadings for each variable indicate in which component the variable is located in the final factor solution.