Table 2.
Item loadings for anxiety and depression factors by age group.
| Anxiety | Depression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Younger | Older | Younger | Older |
| Palpitations | .798 | .737 | ||
| Shortness of breath | .713 | .618 | ||
| Restlessness | .639 | .693 | ||
| Muscle tension | .621 | .572 | ||
| Chest pain | .586 | .438 | ||
| Excessive fear | .526 | .418 | ||
| Dizziness | .458 | |||
| Excessive worry | .444 | |||
| Irritability | .641 | |||
| Insomnia | .491 | |||
| Sadness | .757 | .771 | ||
| Worthlessness | .747 | .637 | ||
| Moving slowly | .679 | .523 | ||
| Anhedonia | .674 | .694 | ||
| Fatigue | .647 | .611 | ||
| Suicidal thoughts | .629 | .734 | ||
| Loss of appetite | .533 | |||
| Delusions | .525 | |||