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Table 6 Standardized factor loadings of the two-factor models in sample 2, screened MCI patients, and the whole sample

From: Is geriatric depression scale a valid instrument to screen depression in Chinese community-dwelling elderly?

Item

Sample 2

Participants with screened MCI

Whole sample

Depression

Positive mood

Depression

Positive mood

Depression

Positive mood

2

0.727

 

0.640

 

0.674

 

3

0.837

 

0.789

 

0.802

 

4

0.832

 

0.734

 

0.820

 

6

0.829

 

0.794

 

0.836

 

8

0.814

 

0.807

 

0.815

 

10

0.840

 

0.829

 

0.846

 

11

0.832

 

0.830

 

0.826

 

12

0.726

 

0.754

 

0.738

 

13

0.790

 

0.822

 

0.804

 

14

0.588

 

0.529

 

0.556

 

16

0.827

 

0.853

 

0.848

 

17

0.850

 

0.810

 

0.822

 

18

0.859

 

0.816

 

0.847

 

20

0.643

 

0.651

 

0.664

 

22

0.805

 

0.760

 

0.792

 

23

0.641

 

0.647

 

0.664

 

24

0.860

 

0.841

 

0.849

 

25

0.874

 

0.864

 

0.868

 

26

0.661

 

0.673

 

0.682

 

28

0.684

 

0.683

 

0.661

 

1

 

0.658

 

0.718

 

0.687

5

 

0.810

 

0.759

 

0.811

7

 

0.884

 

0.840

 

0.866

9

 

0.894

 

0.874

 

0.888

15

 

0.764

 

0.717

 

0.792

19

 

0.827

 

0.817

 

0.825

21

 

0.900

 

0.882

 

0.885

27

 

0.863

 

0.819

 

0.828

29

 

0.820

 

0.755

 

0.783

30

 

0.817

 

0.748

 

0.797

Factor correlations

0.021

0.120

0.030