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Table 5 Principal components analysis (eigenvalues greater than one) by country

From: Psychometric properties of EURO-D, a geriatric depression scale: a cross-cultural validation study

Country

 

1st Factor items loading > =0.60 and 0.50-0.59 (*)

2nd factor items loading > =0.60 and 0.50-0.59 (*)

Number of factors with eigenvalues >1.0

Items loading on other factors > =0.60 and 0.50-0.59 (*)

Cuba

KMO = 0.82

Variance = 29.7

Variance = 10.4

2

 

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Tearfulness Pessimism, Suicidality*

Enjoyment, Interest

  

Concentration*, Fatigue*

  

Dominican

KMO = 0.80

Variance = 27.9

Variance = 10.7

3

Guilt Suicidality

Republic

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Sleep, Fatigue

Enjoyment, Interest

  

Appetite*, Tearfulness*

Pessimism*

  

Puerto Rico

KMO = 0.78

Variance = 26.2

Variance = 11.0

3

Guilt, Suicidality

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Tearfulness

Enjoyment, Interest

 

Irritability*

Appetite*, Sleep*, Fatigue*

Concentration*

  

Peru

KMO = 0.74

Variance = 24.3

Variance = 12.1

3

Irritability

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Tearfulness

Interest

 

Guilt*

Suicidality*, Pessimism*, Appetite*

Enjoyment

  

Venezuela

KMO = 0.73

Variance = 26.2

Variance = 11.1

3

Enjoyment

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Pessimism, Concentration

Depression

 

Interest

Fatigue*, Sleep*, Irritability*

Tearfulness

  

Mexico

KMO = 0.72

Variance = 24.6

Variance = 11.8

4

Appetite

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Tearfulness

Enjoyment

 

Guilt, Sleep*, Fatigue*

Suicidality, Pessimism

Interest

 

Irritability*, Concentration*

China

KMO = 0.80

Variance = 31.2

Variance = 12.2

3

Sleep, Appetite*

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Tearfulness, Suicidality

Enjoyment, Interest

 

Fatigue*

Depression

Concentration*

  

India

KMO = 0.80

Variance = 32.2

Variance = 13.6

3

Guilt

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Pessimism, Sleep

Enjoyment

  

Tearfulness, Appetite*, Irritability*

Interest

  

Nigeria

KMO = 0.84

Variance = 42.4

Variance = 13.1

3

Depression, Tearfulness

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Pessimism, Concentration

Enjoyment

 

Sleep, Irritability*

Guilt, Suicidality

Interest

  

Pooled

KMO = 0.80

Variance = 29.5

Variance = 11.4

2

 
 

Bartlett’s p < 0.001

Depression, Tearfulness,

Enjoyment

  

Pessimism*, Sleep*, Suicidality*, Irritability*

Interest

  
  1. *Means: p < 0.001.
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