Risk equations for the development of worsened glucose status and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Swedish intervention program

Table 3 Results from factor analysis showing highest factor loading and uniqueness per variable ^a

Variable	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Factor 5	Uniqueness
Sex ^b	-0.75					0.35
Age ^b		0.70				0.38
Education ^cd			0.49			0.56
Marital Status ^cd				0.38		0.67
Perceived Health ^b				0.74		0.43
Triglyceride ^cd		0.37				0.59
Blood Pressure ^d		0.67				0.52
BMI ^c		0.48				0.46
Smoking ^b			0.79			0.37
Physical Activity ^cd					0.53	0.56
Snus ^d	0.67					0.52
Risk of Harmful Alcohol Consumption ^e	0.57					0.46
5 a day ^bcdf					0.54	0.56
Family history ^cd				0.25		0.82

^aNumbers in bold signify the highest factor loading of each factor.
^bHighest factor loading of factor.
^cVariable with factor loadings below ±0.55. Variable will be kept in the model.
^dVariable with uniqueness above 0.5. Variable will be kept in the model.
^eVariable removed.
^f5 a day = consumption of at least five portions of fruits and vegetables a day.

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