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Table 3 Factor analysis of association between behavioural and psychological symptoms in the population without dementia.

From: Behavioural and psychological symptoms in the older population without dementia - relationship with socio-demographics, health and cognition

Symptom

Factor1

Factor2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Uniqueness

Agitation

-0.03

0.06

-0.02

0.16

0.96

Anxiety

0.11

0.40

0.01

-0.02

0.83

Apathy

0.14

0.33

0.18

0.02

0.84

Confabulation

-0.04

0.10

0.02

-0.05

0.97

Depression

0.22

0.42

0.11

0.02

0.76

Elation

0.17

0.00

0.22

0.21

0.88

Hallucinations

0.53

0.08

0.11

0.03

0.70

Irritability

0.08

0.18

0.39

-0.01

0.81

Misidentification

0.49

0.12

0.00

-0.01

0.74

Persecution

0.07

0.09

0.42

0.01

0.81

Sleep problems

-0.01

0.17

0.11

0.09

0.95

Wandering

0.18

-0.06

0.32

0.11

0.85

  1. Factor loadings > 0.3 are shown in bold.