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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2016 Jul 9;29(2):289–309. doi: 10.1177/0898264316635566

Table 2.

Factor Analyses Using Polychoric Correlations of Performance Tests, Self-Report Items, and All Measures Combined.

Performance
tests
Self-report
items

All measures



Performance tests and self-
report items
Factor loading Factor loading Factor loading
Total (N) 6,109 7,475 6,006
Performance tests
 Balance 0.750 0.739
 Walking speed 0.771 0.756
 Repeated chair stand 0.729 0.734
 Grip strength 0.575 0.590
 Peak air flow 0.648 0.609
Self-report items
 Walking 6 or 3 blocks 0.918 0.908
 Climbing 20 or 10 stairs 0.922 0.902
 Lifting 20 or 10 pounds 0.929 0.923
 Bending or kneeling 0.830 0.790
 Reaching or stretching 0.888 0.854
 Grasping or gripping 0.662 0.624
1st eigenvalue 2.44 4.47 6.61
2nd eigenvalue 0.22 0.13 0.48
Ratio of eigenvalue (1st and
 2nd factors)
11.09 34.38 13.77