Table 2 Rotated factor loadings (Oblimin) for 11 chronic diseases by disease patterns from the factor analysis
Chronic Diseases | The musculoskeletal disease pattern | The cardio-metabolic disease pattern | The mental-degenerative disease pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | −0.01 | 0.70 | −0.10 |
Diabetes | −0.08 | 0.61 | −0.03 |
Cardiovascular disease | 0.02 | 0.59 | −0.11 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.23 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 0.46 | −0.15 | 0.06 |
Intervertebral disc disease | 0.82 | −0.11 | 0.05 |
Chronic low back pain | 0.79 | −0.08 | 0.07 |
Cataract | −0.04 | 0.25 | −0.65 |
Severe vision loss | 0.17 | 0.18 | −0.55 |
Osteoporosis | 0.40 | −0.02 | −0.40 |
Depression | −0.10 | 0.29 | 0.56 |