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Table 2 Construct validity of the HRQL: baseline factor loadings of the HRQL items (N = 2411)

From: Adaptability and clinical applicability of UFS-QoL in Chinese women with uterine fibroid

HRQL item

Factor1

Factor2

Factor3

Factor4

Factor5

Factor6

U_24

0.78362

0.19066

0.20176

0.04472

0.15800

0.06729

U_23

0.74291

0.21319

0.19319

0.00739

0.20221

0.10002

U_25

0.70961

0.28565

0.19429

0.11984

0.05806

0.09629

U_31

0.66866

0.02244

0.27166

0.19889

0.07939

0.11970

U_35

0.61022

0.27571

0.09054

0.25979

0.31465

0.11369

U_30

0.57827

0.13125

0.15194

0.17442

0.38899

0.06520

U_34*

0.56625

0.19640

0.07072

0.24148

0.47445

0.09197

U_17

0.53628

0.31827

0.21665

0.19449

-0.22987

0.30472

U_19*

0.52409

0.42514

0.15739

0.15920

-0.02111

0.35012

U_26†

0.38574

0.07028

0.37443

0.31548

-0.08992

0.04264

U_27†

0.35316

0.27929

0.34406

0.16690

0.23795

0.17964

U_11

0.14414

0.79409

0.14252

0.09529

0.16389

0.08916

U_13

0.25134

0.71928

0.12842

0.11221

0.00710

0.17708

U_10

0.07971

0.70103

0.19178

0.02326

0.34197

0.02452

U_9

0.13350

0.60268

0.31085

0.10547

0.06850

-0.06081

U_12*

0.52405

0.54563

0.17555

0.20402

-0.08179

0.12979

U_20

0.37788

0.53253

0.06939

0.11783

0.23488

0.28056

U_14*

0.44900

0.52848

0.02547

0.05679

0.30930

0.05665

U_16*

0.46475

0.48823

0.20467

0.14324

-0.01209

0.18487

U_22

0.19534

0.14872

0.80968

0.07997

0.04101

0.19420

U_15

0.18225

0.27956

0.78000

0.06666

0.01635

0.06019

U_32

0.20872

0.08866

0.77244

0.09216

0.21949

0.04500

U_28

0.19559

0.27739

0.55080

0.15950

0.39276

0.07063

U_29*

0.21884

0.24856

0.50269

0.09154

0.48746

0.12506

U_36

0.2415

0.13704

0.14093

0.85710

0.09273

0.11595

U_37

0.19862

0.18721

0.14051

0.84206

0.16299

0.10297

U_33

0.18518

0.22976

0.2539

0.09808

0.59398

0.21672

U_18

0.13972

0.05445

0.12288

0.07548

0.04715

0.79176

U_21

0.15293

0.16183

0.09861

0.09261

0.19291

0.72138

  1. The bold type means HRQL items are assigned to the corresponding factor through factor analysis
  2. Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO): 0.954
  3. Total variance explained: 63.6%
  4. Values in bold indicate that they belong to the same factor
  5. UFS-QOL Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-related Quality of Life, HRQL Health-related Quality of Life
  6. *The item load on any factor greater than 0.40 on more than one factor: U_19, U_12, U_14, U_16, U_29
  7. †The item load on any factor less than or equal to 0.40: U_26, U_27
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