Table 2.

Exploratory factor analysis

IEDQOL	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Factor 5	h2	Item–total correlation
Feel embarrassed	0.836					0.795	0.781
Feel worse about self	0.839					0.810	0.800
Want to avoid people	0.767					0.772	0.822
Not get better	0.789					0.783	0.804
Feel lonely	0.809					0.836	0.848
Less interest/pleasure	0.770					0.800	0.852
Not care about self	0.697					0.690	0.781
Feel odd	0.789					0.765	0.802
Avoid eating in front of others	0.715					0.683	0.767
Discussions of problems with relatives	0.696					0.711	0.787
Cold feet/hands		0.631		0.401		0.632	0.671
Headache		0.531				0.670	0.718
Weakness		0.621				0.741	0.750
Loss hair		0.636				0.578	0.556
Tooth or gum problems		0.649				0.547	0.358
Bad digestion		0.574				0.530	0.567
Worried about weight	0.496	0.804				0.722	0.723
Attention		0.454				0.776	0.821
Understand of information		0.463				0.692	0.821
Focusing		0.539				0.787	0.710
Cost problems			0.712			0.642	0.819
Difficulty paying bills			0.837			0.738	0.379
Significant financial debt			0.859			0.778	0.395
Need to spend/credit card			0.664			0.646	0.582
Need to borrow money			0.725			0.597	0.414
Leave of absence	0.454			0.737		0.811	0.751
Low grades				0.648		0.673	0.676
Reduce work hours				0.695		0.819	0.766
Lose job				0.748		0.688	0.569
Failure in class				0.575		0.480	0.349
Friends					0.522	0.502	0.476
Sentimental relationship					0.864	0.866	0.488
Sexual relationship					0.858	0.863	0.510
Own house						0.413	0.340
Sleep						0.351	0.289
% of variance accounted for after rotation	27.728	14.023	11.214	10.685	7.026

IEDQOL italian eating disorders quality of life. Factor loads > 0.40 are shown. h² communality