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Table 1 Factor loadings Numbers indicate the degree of correlation between factor and trait.

From: Stability of exploratory multivariate data modeling in longitudinal data

Trait

time1

time2

time3

time4

Factor 1

    

   Triglycerides

-0.368

-0.293

-0.291

0.773

   Fasting glucose

0.384

0.174

0.155

0.311

   HDL

1.000

0.975

0.966

-0.863

   Total cholesterol

0.135

0.318

0.629

0.140

   BMI

-0.100

-0.100

-0.377

0.466

   Systolic blood pressure

0.162

0.174

0.209

0.205

   Risk of high blood pressure

0.193

0.533

0.118

0.617

   Alcohol consumption

0.116

0.217

0.336

-0.105

   Cigarette consumption

-0.132

-0.203

-0.185

0.122

Factor 2

    

   Triglycerides

0.917

0.609

0.835

0.231

   Fasting glucose

-

0.329

0.33

0.166

   HDL

-

-0.155

-0.185

0.122

   Total cholesterol

0.396

0.787

0.122

0.986

   BMI

0.147

0.987

0.253

0.203

   Systolic blood pressure

0.615

0.221

0.419

0.973

   Risk of high blood pressure

0.612

-

0.669

0.13

   Alcohol consumption

0.203

0.402

0.173

0.13

   Cigarette consumption

0.137

0.332

0.142

-

Factor 3

    

   Triglycerides

0.154

0.216

0.226

0.116

   Fasting glucose

-

0.202

0.363

0.145

   HDL

-

0.128

-0.133

0.21

   Total cholesterol

-

-

-

-

   BMI

0.445

-

0.651

0.13

   Systolic blood pressure

0.312

0.498

0.22

0.108

   Risk of high blood pressure

-

-

-

-

   Alcohol consumption

0.369

-

-

0.137

   Cigarette consumption

-0.169

-

-0.328

-

Factor 4

    

   Triglycerides

-

0.134

-

-

   Fasting glucose

-

-

-

-

   HDL

-

-

0.12

0.264

   Total cholesterol

-

-

-

-

   BMI

-0.192

-

-

-

   Systolic blood pressure

-

-

-

-

   Risk of high blood pressure

-

-

-

-

   Alcohol consumption

-

-

-

0.565

   Cigarette consumption

0.337

-

-

-