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Table 3 Principal components analysis of symptom clustering in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

From: Symptoms and symptom clusters in patients newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: results from the IBSEN III Study

 

Cluster I (Psychological)

Cluster II

(Impaired energy)

Cluster III

(Physical)

Worrying

0.84

0.29

0.19

Feeling sad

0.82

0.34

0.17

Feeling nervous

0.81

0.26

0.28

Feeling irritable

0.64

0.53

0.23

Difficulty concentrating

0.64

0.53

0.13

Lack of energy

0.34

0.82

0.26

Feeling drowsy

0.32

0.81

0.15

Difficulty sleeping

0.37

0.60

0.32

Diarrhea

0.19

0.10

0.79

Feeling bloated

0.20

0.28

0.65

Pain

0.26

0.57

0.62

  1. Clusters marked in bold
  2. Extraction method: principal component analysis. Rotation method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization. Significant factor loading > 0.4 and Eigenvalue > 1
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BMC Gastroenterology

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