Appendix Table 1.
Health index weights (principal component loadings)
| Variable | Loading |
|---|---|
| Difficulty walking several blocks | 0.294 |
| Difficulty lift/carry | 0.277 |
| Difficulty push/pull | 0.272 |
| Difficulty with an ADL | 0.267 |
| Difficulty climbing stairs | 0.261 |
| Health problems limit work | 0.259 |
| Difficulty stoop/kneel/crouch | 0.257 |
| Self-reported health fair or poor | 0.255 |
| Difficulty getting up from chair | 0.248 |
| Difficulty reach/extend arms up | 0.210 |
| Health worse in previous period | 0.208 |
| Difficulty sitting two hours | 0.184 |
| Ever experience arthritis | 0.183 |
| Difficulty pick up a dime | 0.153 |
| Hospital stay | 0.148 |
| Ever experience heart problems | 0.146 |
| Home care | 0.144 |
| Back problems | 0.136 |
| Doctor visit | 0.134 |
| Ever experience psychological problems | 0.131 |
| Ever experience stroke | 0.125 |
| Ever experience high blood pressure | 0.120 |
| Ever experience lung disease | 0.120 |
| Ever experience diabetes | 0.107 |
| Nursing home stay | 0.069 |
| BMI at beginning of period | 0.065 |
| Ever experience cancer | 0.057 |