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. 2013 Oct 9;54(10):6638–6645. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12490

Table 3.

Results from Principal Components Analysis


Component 1 Cup
Component 2 RNFL
Component 3 Rim
Cup area, mm2 0.364 −0.078 0.178
Rim area, mm2 0.012 −0.060 0.777
Cup-to-disc area ratio 0.336 −0.045 −0.039
Rim-to-disc area ratio −0.336 0.045 0.039
Cup volume, mm3 0.338 −0.034 0.129
Rim volume, mm3 −0.051 0.221 0.506
Mean cup depth, mm 0.327 0.164 −0.041
Maximum cup depth, mm 0.283 0.210 −0.108
Height variation contour, mm 0.007 0.382 −0.049
Cup shape measure 0.192 −0.063 0.126
Mean RNFL thickness, mm −0.055 0.482 −0.098
RNFL cross-sectional area, mm2 0.050 0.442 0.176
Horizontal cup-to-disc ratio 0.304 0.003 −0.076
Vertical cup-to-disc ratio 0.316 −0.024 −0.026
CLM temporal–superior, mm 0.001 0.402 −0.046
CLM temporal–inferior, mm −0.027 0.355 −0.023
Linear cup-to-disc ratio 0.321 −0.006 −0.090

Following rotation, three components with an eigenvalue >1 explained 79.9% of the variance. The factor loadings are presented below, and based on these, the components were named cup, RNFL, and rim. Factor loading magnitudes >0.25 are in bold.