Table 3.
Loadings of individual regional pain scores on derived principal components at week 6 after motor vehicle collision.
| Region |
![]() PC1 “Leg pain” |
![]() PC2 “Axial pain” |
![]() PC3 “Left arm pain” |
![]() PC4 “Right arm pain” |
![]() PC5 “Jaw pain” |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 0.09 | 0.64* | 0.17 | 0.16 | 32 |
| Jaw, Left Side | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.88* |
| Jaw, Right Side | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.88* |
| Neck | 0.11 | 0.82* | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.16 |
| Left Shoulder | 0.02 | 0.64* | 0.51* | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Right Shoulder | 0.10 | 0.56* | 0.08 | 0.64* | 0.06 |
| Upper Back | 0.21 | 0.76* | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Left Upper Arm | 0.12 | 0.39 | 0.73* | 0.21 | 0.14 |
| Right Upper Arm | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.79* | 0.14 |
| Left Lower Arm | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.75* | 0.28 | 0.10 |
| Right Lower Arm | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.75* | 0.08 |
| Chest | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| Abdomen | 0.41 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.21 |
| Lower Back | 0.41 | 0.67* | 0.06 | −0.05 | 0.00 |
| Left Hip | 0.60* | 0.26 | 0.39 | −0.10 | 0.14 |
| Right Hip | 0.70* | 0.29 | −0.03 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| Left Upper Leg | 0.68* | 0.17 | 0.40 | −0.03 | 0.12 |
| Right Upper Leg | 0.78* | 0.14 | −0.01 | 0.31 | 0.07 |
| Left Lower Leg | 0.62* | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| Right Lower Leg | 0.66* | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.09 |
Factor loadings >.50 are marked with (*); SD=Standard Deviation; PC=Principal Component.




