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. 2015 Nov 23;15:1164. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2495-6

Table 4.

Profiles of sedentary men and factor loadings of the variables based on the principal component analysis

Variable 1 2 3 4 5
Exercising but sitting Feeling unhappy Symptoms of disordered eating Being unfit with exterior motivation Gaming
Motivating: Fitness improvement 0.736
High self-rated PA 0.676
Not restricting: Lack of personal factors 0.633
Physical education ignited the spark to exercise 0.601
Good self-rated fitness 0.527
Good self-rated health 0.480
Dissatisfaction with life 0.803
Low self-esteem 0.686
Depressive symptoms 0.644
Cannot discuss problems with friends or family 0.608
Diagnosed mental disorders 0.493
Signs of bulimia 0.874
Drive to be thin 0.833
Regular snuffing 0.591
High body fat percentage 0.769
Low measured aerobic fitness 0.657
Motivating: Appearance 0.534
High daily time on the Internet 0.846
Playing a lot of Internet games 0.779
Variance explained (%) 14.764 8.263 6.341 6.258 4.991
Eigenvalues 4.725 2.644 2.029 2.003 1.597

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy 0,663

Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity, Sig. 0.000