Table 3.
Composition of the principal components (PC) in the cohort at baseline.
| PC 1 Eigenvalue = 4.58 | Factor Score | PC 2 Eigenvalue = 3.60 | Factor Score | PC 3 Eigenvalue = 2.05 | Factor Score | PC 4 Eigenvalue = 1.55 | Factor Score | PC 5 Eigenvalue = 1.06 | Factor Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV | 0.944 | Density | −0.910 | Total Chol. | 0.826 | A1C | 0.486 | A1C | 0.568 |
| TBV | 0.941 | Body fat (%) | 0.907 | LDL Chol. | 0.706 | WHR | 0.428 | Triglycerides | −0.487 |
| Chest CIR | 0.849 | Fat mass | 0.907 | Triglycerides | 0.546 | HDL Chol. | −0.419 | HOMA-IR | 0.476 |
| Lean Mass | 0.754 | Hip CIR | 0.620 | HOMA-IR | 0.455 | HDL Chol. | 0.446 | ||
| Fat Mass | 0.591 | Lean Mass | −0.550 | ||||||
| WHR | 0.493 | ||||||||
| Neck CIR | 0.481 | ||||||||
| Hip CIR | 0.404 |
PC analysis of 3DPS variables and HOMA-IR resulted in three major PCs. Variables that composed a PC with a variable-component correlation >0.400 or <−0.400 are shown. Abbreviations. CIR: circumference; Chol.: cholesterol; TBV: total body volume; TV: torso volume; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio.