Table 3.
Results of the factor analysis. The indices are sorted according to their highest loading
| Index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residual 2 | 0.975 | ||||
| Highest BMI | 0.960 | ||||
| WS | 0.957 | ||||
| BMI suppression | 0.948 | ||||
| Highest BMI percentage | 0.947 | ||||
| BMI suppression percentage | 0.933 | ||||
| BMI range | 0.932 | ||||
| Highest weight | 0.920 | ||||
| PWC | 0.823 | ||||
| h-AWF | 0.713 | ||||
| WE | 0.970 | ||||
| Residual 3 | 0.952 | ||||
| BMI elevation | 0.942 | ||||
| BMI elevation percentage | 0.917 | ||||
| Lowest weight | 0.930 | ||||
| Lowest BMI percentage | 0.914 | ||||
| Lowest BMI | 0.896 | ||||
| l-AWF | 0.815 | ||||
| Residual 1 | 0.806 | ||||
| Residual 4 | 0.415 | ||||
| Age at highest weight | 0.867 | ||||
| Age at lowest weight | 0.827 | ||||
| Years since highest weight | 0.949 | ||||
| Years since lowest weight | 0.627 |
Note. BMI body mass index, WS weight suppression, WE weight elevation, PWC percentage weight change, Residual 1 highest on admission weight, Residual 2 admission on highest weight, Residual 3 lowest on admission weight, Residual 4 admission on lowest weight, h-AFW highest age-factored weight, l-AFW lowest age-factored weight