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Table 2 Exploratory factor analysis of the MRS

From: The psychometric properties of the Persian menopause rating scale

 

Items

Somatic symptoms

Psychological symptoms

Urogenital symptoms

1

Heart discomfort

0.793

  

2

Joint and muscular discomfort

0.777

  

3

Sleep problems

0.748

  

4

Hot flushes, sweating

0.713

  

5

Anxiety

 

0.877

 

6

Irritability

 

0.860

 

7

Depressive mood

 

0.766

 

8

Physical and mental exhaustion

 

0.656

 

9

Sexual problems

 

0.501

 

10

Bladder problems

  

0.880

11

Dryness of vagina

  

0.880

  1. Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis
  2. Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization