Table 4.
Rotated factor loadings and factors from Principal Components Analysesa.
| Original variables | Factors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vulnerability | ||||
| Factor1 |
Factor2 |
. |
Uniqueness |
|
| Diabetes | 0.5999 | 0.3247 | . | 0.4645 |
| Hypertension | 0.9469 | −0.221 | . | 0.1299 |
| CVD | 0.9418 | −0.0726 | . | 0.1324 |
| Shielding | 0.7662 | 0.2703 | . | 0.2653 |
| Adults overweight or obese | 0.6015 | 0.4213 | . | 0.3696 |
| COPD | −0.0391 | 0.9633 | . | 0.0842 |
| Variance explained (proportion) | 0.507 | 0.252 | . | N/A |
| Variance explained (cumulative) | 0.507 | 0.759 | . | N/A |
| Interpretation |
Poor health, focus on cardiovascular conditions COPD |
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|
Susceptibility | ||||
| Factor1 |
Factor2 |
. |
Uniqueness |
|
| Inequality in income | 0.6964 | 0.0474 | . | 0.5127 |
| Households in poverty | 0.9012 | −0.0666 | . | 0.1833 |
| Homelessness | 0.5791 | −0.448 | . | 0.464 |
| Rough sleeping | 0.6050 | −0.0971 | . | 0.6245 |
| Low quality housing | −0.2175 | 0.7614 | . | 0.3729 |
| Houses with no central heating | 0.0733 | 0.832 | . | 0.3025 |
| Variance explained (proportion) | 0.3419 | 0.2481 | . | N/A |
| Variance explained (cumulative) | 0.3419 | 0.5899 | . | N/A |
| Interpretation |
Low income and income inequality Poor housing conditions |
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|
Exposure | ||||
| Factor1 |
Factor2 |
Factor3 |
Uniqueness |
|
| Meat processing | −0.1257 | 0.7918 | −0.1622 | 0.3310 |
| Prepared meals | 0.0390 | 0.8384 | 0.0851 | 0.2883 |
| Food and pharma retail | −0.0007 | −0.0319 | 0.9395 | 0.1163 |
| Passenger transport (exc. air) | 0.7317 | 0.0283 | 0.3551 | 0.3377 |
| Justice and public order | 0.7806 | −0.0564 | −0.2049 | 0.3455 |
| Health (exc. care homes) | 0.5679 | −0.1526 | −0.0540 | 0.6512 |
| Variance explained (proportion) | 0.2474 | 0.2264 | 0.1812 | N/A |
| Variance explained (cumulative) | 0.2474 | 0.4738 | 0.655 | N/A |
| Interpretation |
Key sectors - services Close contact manufacturing Key sectors - retail |
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|
Transmission | ||||
| Factor1 |
Factor2 |
Factor3 |
Uniqueness |
|
| Overcrowding | 0.9175 | −0.1309 | −0.1431 | 0.1207 |
| High occupancy | 0.8923 | −0.0686 | −0.0287 | 0.1982 |
| Oringal variables | Factot | |||
| Air quality | 0.8723 | 0.0568 | 0.1592 | 0.2106 |
| Households with dependent children | −0.0211 | −0.0625 | 0.9529 | 0.0875 |
| Crime rates | 0.5711 | 0.4476 | −0.0187 | 0.4732 |
| Care homes | −0.1191 | 0.9036 | −0.0753 | 0.1637 |
| Rurality | −0.6289 | −0.3631 | −0.3198 | 0.3703 |
| Variance explained (proportion) | 0.4479 | 0.1682 | 0.1519 | N/A |
| Variance explained (cumulative) | 0.4479 | 0.6161 | 0.768 | N/A |
| Interpretation | Overcrowded urban environments Care home density Multi-generational homes |
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a
Factors extracted from PCAs using orthogonal varimax rotation.