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Table 4 Factor loadings in an EFA of the Danish EPDS

From: Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale against both DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for depression

 

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

% of variance

0.257

0.198

0.082

Item

 1 (anhedonia)

0.888

  

 2 (anhedonia)

0.773

  

 3 (guilt)

 

0.605

 

 4 (anxiety)

 

0.805

 

 5 (Panic attacks)

 

0.748

 

 6 (overwhelmed)

0.381

0.445

 

 7 (sleep problems)

0.357

0.309

 

 8 (sadness)

0.701

  

 9 (tearfulness)

0.640

  

 10 (self-harm and suicidal ideas)

  

0.875

  1. Note. EFA: Exploratory Factor Analysis; only loadings of 0.300 or more are reported
  2. Values in bold represent factor loadings included in either factor 1, 2, or 3