Journal: Nutrients, 2024, 16(7), 1080 Type of manuscript: Article Title: Clusters in Infant Environmental Factors Influence School-Age Children’s Vegetable Preferences in Japan Authors: Yudai Yonezawa *, Tomoka Okame, Nozomi Tobiishi, Yume Tetsuno, Miho Sakurai, Shigenori Suzuki, Yuji Wada https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071080 Website: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/7/1080 PDF Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/7/1080/pdf Abstract: It remains unclear how the various environmental factors are combined in practice to in-fluence vegetable preferences in school-aged children. This study aimed to clarify the environmental factors during infancy and their association with vegetable preference in school-aged children. To find clusters of early childhood environmental factors, we conducted a factor analysis on 58 items related to early childhood environmental factors and a k-means cluster analysis using factors obtained. Association of the extracted factors and clusters with v...