Table 2.
Summary of Principal Components for Arsenic Species and Calorie-Adjusted Nutrition Variables
| As Metabolism PC1 | As Metabolism PC2 | OCM PC1 | OCM PC3 | OCM PC3 | OCM PC4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variance explained (%) | 84.6 | 15.4 | 60.1 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 6.9 |
| Standard deviation | 1.59 | 0.68 | 1.55 | 0.95 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| Weights for iAs% | −0.55 | −0.73 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Weight for MMA% | −0.56 | 0.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Weight for DMA% | 0.63 | −0.03 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Weight for Vitamin B2 | -- | -- | 0.57 | 0.13 | 0.47 | −0.66 |
| Weight for Vitamin B6 | -- | -- | 0.53 | −0.26 | −0.79 | −0.16 |
| Weight for Folate | -- | -- | 0.52 | −0.46 | 0.37 | 0.62 |
| Weight for Vitamin B12 | -- | -- | 0.36 | 0.84 | −0.12 | 0.39 |
As, arsenic; PC, principal component; OCM, one-carbon metabolism