Psychometric validation of a Saudi Arabian version of the sf-36v2 health survey and norm data for Saudi Arabia

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 7 Hypothesized associations and observed factor loadings for a two-factor solution

	Hypothesized associations		Factor loadings Varimax rotation
	Physical	Mental	Factor1	Factor2	Communality	Alpha
PF	●	○	0.80	0.07	0.64	0.92
RP	●	○	0.84	0.28	0.79	0.92
BP	●	○	0.43	0.64	0.60	0.81
GH	◑	◑	0.15	0.72	0.55	0.75
VT	◑	◑	0.14	0.85	0.74	0.75
SF	◑	●	0.48	0.63	0.62	0.67
RE	○	●	0.74	0.33	0.65	0.93
MH	○	●	0.18	0.73	0.56	0.82

PF Physical function, RP Role Physical, BP Bodily Pain, GH General Health, VT Vitality, SF Social Function, RE Role Emotional, MH Mental Health
●: Strong association (factor loading ≥0.6)
◑ : Moderate association (0.3 < factor loading < 0.6)
○ : Weak association (factor loading ≤0.3)
Bold values indicate factor loadings ≥0.6
Alpha: Cronbach’s alpha