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. 2009 Apr 30;4:8. doi: 10.1186/1749-8546-4-8

Table 7.

Exploratory factor analysis of the nine facets of the HSTCM

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. PF
 Palpitation (T14) 0.753
 Chest distress (T15) 0.752
 Disorder of the taste (T18) 0.709
 Tinnitus (T20) 0.677
 Thirst (T17) 0.666
 Dizziness (T_13) 0.652
 Pain (T_16) 0.652
 Disorder of perspiration (T12) 0.638
 Gastrointestinal disorder (T19) 0.618
2. SDSC, CC
 Satisfaction of appearance (T31) 0.781
 Satisfaction of body figure (T30) 0.774
 Concerning the future (T29) 0.749
 Meaning of life (T32) 0.736
 Contented sensation of work (T28) 0.703
 Vivid (T26) 0.689
 Joy (T25) 0.678
 Confidence (T27) 0.674
3. ADBS
 Great concern (T39) 0.732
 Upset (T41) 0.721
 Afraid (T38) 0.696
 Tension and tired (T42) 0.683
 Scare (T40) 0.669
 Worry (T36) 0.599
 Hesitate (T43) 0.595
 Insomnia (T37) 0.579
 Annoyance (T35) 0.531
4. EG
 Self-reported health change (T22) 0.749
 Energy (T23) 0.748
 Self-reported general health(T21) 0.680
 Physical strength (T24) 0.675
5. ANE
 Cold weather (T2) 0.697
 Weather change (T1) 0.639
 Hot weather (T3) 0.615
 Season change (T4) 0.612
 Circumstance of temperature difference (T5) 0.586
6. VOC, SU
 Urine (T10) 0.677
 Stool (T11) 0.596
 Voice (T7) 0.630
 Voice change (T6) 0.452
7. ACP
 Nervous (T44) 0.773
 Adjustment disorders (T45) 0.753
8. BAT
 Activities of daily life (T33) 0.686
 Focus attentions (T34) 0.562
9. ANC
 Anti-disturbance capability (T46) 0.726
 Noisy environment (T47) 0.466

Extraction method: principal component analysis. Equamax rotation with Kaiser Normalization, sorted by size, factor loading < 0.4 suppressed