Table 2.
Cardiovascular symptoms of the participants: Varimax rotation.
| Symptoms | Cardio-respirary symptoms | Discomfort/pain | Musculoskeleteal symptoms | Digestive disturbance | Vasomotor symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart racing | .775 | ||||
| Palpitation | .749 | ||||
| Suffocating | .641 | ||||
| Difficulty in breathing | .606 | ||||
| Pain in heart or chest | .484 | ||||
| Dizziness | .428 | ||||
| Aches in neck and skull | .710 | ||||
| Exhausion or fatigue | .566 | ||||
| Anxious or nervuous | .510 | ||||
| Numbness or tingling sense | .344 | ||||
| Headache | .340 | ||||
| Cold hands or feet trouble | .327 | ||||
| Pain in the arms or legs | .706 | ||||
| Swollen joints | .652 | ||||
| Swollen ankles | .638 | ||||
| Back pain | .496 | ||||
| Muscle and joint stiffness and soreness (neck, shoulder) | .389 | ||||
| Twitching of face, head or shoulder | .350 | ||||
| Upset stomach or nausea | .729 | ||||
| Pain in stomach | .724 | ||||
| Feel bloating after eating | .590 | ||||
| Hot flushes | .860 | ||||
| Night sweats | .781 | ||||
| Feeling hot or cold | .744 | ||||
| Eigenvalue | 2.99 | 2.73 | 2.72 | 2.37 | 2.36 |
| Cummulative variance (%) | 12.47% | 11.37% | 11.33% | 9.89% | 9.83% |
| Total variance explained (%) | 54.88% |