Table 4.

Standardized Factor Loadings (and R²) by Group for the Six-Factor EWQ Model

Item	Indicator	SE	p- value	SE	p value
		T2D group		CG
Depression	Feelings of sadness	0.792	<0.001	0.786	<0.001
	Feeling no interest or pleasure in things	0.744	<0.001	0.812	<0.001
	Feelings of worthlessness	0.795	<0.001	0.734	<0.001
	Self-accusations	0.748	<0.001	0.649	<0.001
	Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide	0.543	<0.001	0.53	<0.001
	Feeling lonely	0.708	<0.001	0.711	<0.001
Anxiety	Feeling easily irritated or annoyed	0.783	<0.001	0.804	<0.001
	Feeling anxious or fearful	0.759	<0.001	0.729	<0.001
	Tension or inability to relax	0.729	<0.001	0.771	<0.001
	Excessive worry about several different things	0.708	<0.001	0.758	<0.001
	Feeling so restless that it is hard to sit still	0.719	<0.001	0.704	<0.001
	Easily startled	0.765	<0.001	0.638	<0.001
Agoraphobia	Sudden attacks of panic with palpitations, shortness of breath, faintness, or other frightening bodily sensations	0.661	<0.001	0.875	<0.001
	Fear of being outside home alone	0.506	<0.001	0.94	<0.001
	Feeling afraid in streets or open places	0.277	0.005	0.659	<0.001
	Fear of fainting in public	0.809	<0.001	0.743	<0.001
	Feeling afraid of travelling by bus, train, or car	0.793	<0.001	0.628	<0.001
Social anxiety	Fear of being the centre of attention	0.739	<0.001	0.743	<0.001
	Fear of communicating with strangers	0.643	<0.001	0.628	<0.001
Asthenia	Feeling sluggish or tired	0.885	<0.001	0.825	<0.001
	Decreased ability to pay attention or concentrate	0.564	<0.001	0.705	<0.001
	Resting does not restore strength	0.668	<0.001	0.856	<0.001
	Fatigue quickly	0.782	<0.001	0.761	<0.001
Insomnia	Difficulty falling asleep	0.79	<0.001	0.84	<0.001
	Restless or disturbed sleep	0.792	<0.001	0.902	<0.001
	Waking up too early	0.862	<0.001	0.652	<0.001

Notes: Standardized factor loadings shown for both groups; loadings < 0.50 are in bold (borderline/problematic). p-values are Wald z-tests from the CFA (MLR estimator). T2D – type 2 diabetes.

Abbreviation: CG, control group.