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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Health Econ. 2011 May;20(5):600–619. doi: 10.1002/hec.1620

Table 4.

Factor loadings (λ)

Male
Female
Estimates
t-values
Estimates
t-values
Indicator Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max
Mobility, arm, and fine motor function limitations
Walk 100m –4.572 –1.591 –8.8 –4.5 –4.838 –2.952 –11.6 –4.0
Sit 2hrs –2.355 –0.961 –7.3 –3.6 –2.402 –1.282 –9.4 –3.8
Get up from chair –3.120 –1.329 –8.7 –4.1 –4.139 –2.106 –12.5 –5.3
Climbing stairs –5.251 –1.839 –11.5 –5.4 –4.522 –3.035 –14.3 –5.3
Stoop –3.597 –1.779 –10.3 –4.3 –4.300 –2.682 –13.9 –3.2
Reach –3.003 –1.272 –7.5 –3.7 –3.351 –1.597 –10.7 –4.0
Pull –5.469 –1.710 –8.9 –3.5 –4.169 –2.574 –13.7 –3.8
Lift 5kg –5.762 –1.828 –9.3 –4.4 –3.643 –2.079 –13.8 –3.3
Pick up coin –3.490 –1.534 –6.6 –3.1 –2.965 –1.393 –8.3 –3.3
ADLs
Dress –4.223 –2.040 –8.5 –3.1 –5.858 –2.731 –10.3 –3.8
Walk room –11.836 –3.172 –5.8 –2.2 –8.955 –2.815 –6.4 –3.5
Bath –12.223 –4.004 –6.6 –2.2 –10.215 –3.633 –11.3 –3.9
Eat –5.072 –1.989 –5.4 –3.0 –6.391 –2.162 –6.6 –1.5
Get out of bed –4.851 –2.262 –6.4 –2.4 –6.399 –2.405 –7.9 –3.1
Use toilet –7.429 –1.050 –5.3 –2.1 –8.865 –3.044 –6.5 –2.7
IADLs
Use map –3.693 –1.794 –8.3 –3.4 –3.012 –1.545 –11.0 –3.9
Prepare hot meal –4.342 –2.333 –6.6 –2.0 –10.828 –4.241 –6.9 –1.8
Shop for groceries –12.631 –3.398 –6.3 –2.4 –11.679 –4.698 –9.1 –3.7
Phone calls –5.172 –1.760 –5.4 –2.3 –5.041 –2.499 –6.5 –2.2
Take medication –9.448 –1.419 –5.3 –2.4 –7.605 –2.466 –6.3 –1.1
Work around house –6.313 –2.834 –7.8 –3.2 –7.436 –3.739 –10.8 –5.1
Manage money –5.827 –2.110 –6.5 –2.7 –4.234 –2.993 –8.9 –3.2
Self-reported health –3.525 –0.932 –11.5 –4.7 –3.146 –2.018 –15.6 –4.6
Grip strength resid. 1 1 n.a. n.a. 1 1 n.a. n.a.