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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Science, edicine and Health - Papers Faculty of Science, edicine and Health 2014 Food patterns of Australian children ages 9 to 13 y in relation to ω-3 lo g chain polyunsaturated i take Setyani grum R ahmawaty University of Wollongo ng Philippa Lyons-Wall Edith Cowan University, philippa@.au Marijk a Batterham University of Wollongo ng, marijka@.au Karen Charlto University of Wollongo ng, karenc@.au Barbara J. Meyer University of Wollongo ng, bmeyer@.au Publication Details Rahmawaty, S., Lyons-Wall, P., Batterham, ., Charlton, K. eyer, B. J. (2014). Food patterns of Australian children ages 9 to 13 y in relation to ω-3 long chain polyunsaturated intake. Nutrition, 30 (2), 169-176. Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: research-pubs@.au Food patterns of Australian children ages 9 to 13 y in relation to ω-3 lo g chain polyunsaturated i take Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to examine food patterns of Australian children ages 9 to 13 y in relation to ω-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (ω-3 LCPUFA) intake. ethods: Secondary analysis was conducted on nationally representative food data of 1110 Australian children ages 9 to 13 y (525 boys and 585 girls) that was obtained using two 24-h recalls. Principle component factor analysis was used to identify food patterns. Discriminant function analysis was used to identify the relationship between the food patterns and total ω-3 LCPUFA intake. Results: Four major food patterns emerged for