Table 2.

Exploratory factor loading matrix of the Preoperative Anxiety Scale (n = 128)

Item	Factors		Common degrees
	F1	F2
1	0.848		0.739
4	0.843		0.727
2	0.818		0.763
5	0.804		0.777
7		0.859	0.774
14		0.839	0.739
10		0.786	0.682
Eigenvalue	2.879	2.321
Contribution (%)	41.131	33.163	74.294