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Table 5 Factorial analysis results of 12 variables comprising the three dimensions of the multidimensional frailty model. The Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), 2009–2010

From: A multidimensional approach to frailty compared with physical phenotype in older Brazilian adults: data from the FIBRA-BR study

Variables

Factor 1

Physical

Factor 2

Social

Factor 3

Psychological

Self-rated health

  

0.563

Urinary incontinence

0.459

  

Fecal incontinence

0.471

  

Sleeping disorder

0.512

  

Living alone

0.512

  

Having someone who could help when needed

 

0.429

 

Visiting others

 

0.691

 

Receiving visitors

 

0.701

 

Depressive symptoms

  

0.426

Concern about falls

  

0.481

Feelings of sadness

  

0.579

Memory problems

  

0.568

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure

0.782

  

Bartlett’s sphericity test

< 0.001

  

Variance explained

38.6%

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