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Table 3 CFA second-order factor analysis results for the SF-36v2 scale

From: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SF-36v2 in patients with severe mental illnesses in China: factor structure, reliability, and validity

Second-order factor

First-order factor

UFL

SE

t***

SFL

PCS

Physical Function

1

  

0.756

 

Role Physical

1.798

0.115

17.174

0.869

 

Bodily Pain

2.215

0.132

16.229

0.826

 

General Health

1.903

0.113

17.135

0.864

MCS

Vitality

1

  

0.929

 

Social Function

0.85

0.049

19.719

0.887

 

Role Emotional

0.866

0.052

20.053

0.88

 

Mental Health

0.902

0.048

19.985

0.811

  1. Notes: PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary
  2. UFL, unstandardized factor loadings; SFL, standardized factor loadings
  3. CFA, confirmatory factor analysis
  4. ***All t-tests for unstandardized factor loading coefficients p < 0.001
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