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. 2006 Sep 15;3(4):A116.

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Rotated Factor Loadings for Items on Walking Barriers Survey Instrument

Walking Barriers Descriptive Statistics n = 305 Factor Loadings n = 225a

Mean Scoreb (SD) % DNAc Factor 1d Factor 2e Factor 3f
Restrictive clothing 1.9 (1.1) 5.6 .663 .385 .177
Ruining nice clothing 1.8 (1.0) 4.6 .878 .118 -.066
Ruining hairstyle 1.6 (0.9) 5.3 .775 .010 .176
Perspiring 2.1 (1.1) 3.0 .747 .320 .025
Uncomfortable shoes 2.2 (1.2) 3.3 .299 .704 .165
Foot pain 1.6 (0.9) 11.5 .012 .780 .076
Blisters 1.5 (0.9) 11.8 .273 .702 .004
A lot to carry 2.5 (1.1) 4.3 .370 .123 .647
Lack of time 3.2 (1.0) 3.0 .071 −.098 .816
Lack of sidewalks 1.3 (0.7) 13.8 −.118 .287 .594
a

Listwise deletion of missing values.

b

Participants responded to each potential barrier using a 4-point scale, with 1 indicating not at all and 4 indicating a great deal.

c

Indicates percentage of respondents reporting does not apply

d

Factor 1 had an eigenvalue of 3.61 with 36.1% of the variance explained.

e

Factor 2 had an eigenvalue of 1.36 with 13.6% of the variance explained.

f

Factor 3 had an eigenvalue of 1.22 with 12.2% of the variance explained.