Table 5.

DHP18 validated factor analysis modified model factor loading.

		Item	Factor loading
		PD	BTA	DE
PD	1. Lose temper over testing/diet	0.45
	2. Lose temper over small things	0.58
	3. Touchy/moody about diabetes	0.78
	4. Depressed because of diabetes	0.74
	5. Lose your temper/shout due to diabetes	0.78
	7. More arguments at home because of diabetes	0.72
BTA	6. Avoid going out if sugars on the low side		0.47
	8. Food controls life		0.51
	9. Edgy when out and nowhere to eat		0.70
	10. Worry about colds and flu		0.60
	11. Frightened in busy/crowded shops		0.54
	17. Days tied to meal times		0.58
	18. Difficulty staying out late		0.55
DE	12. Wished not so many nice things to eat			0.44
	13. Eat something extra when bored			0.74
	14. Not easy to stop eating			0.74
	15. Eat to cheer self up			0.71
	16. Hard saying no to food			0.77
	Factorial Correlation Matrix
	BTA	0.68
	DE	0.47	0.56