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Table 2 The dimensionality test of GDS on Chinese and Korean elderly

From: Item bias on the geriatric depression scale (GDS): investigating the quality and generalizability of GDS on Chinese and Korean community-dwelling elderly population

Model

Criterion

China

Korea

All

One-dimension Yesavage et al. [34]

Final Deviance

8922.03

5820.61

15201.88

AIC

8984.03

5882.61

15263.88

Two-dimension Ertan and Eker [39]

Final Deviance

8889.48

5701.98

15066.04

AIC

8955.48

5767.98

15132.04

Three-dimension Pocinho et al. [45]

Final Deviance

8658.92

5573.19

14723.43

AIC

8730.92

5645.19

14795.43

Four dimension Haavisto and Boron [42]

Final Deviance

8159.10

5399.41

14028.57

AIC

8235.10

5475.41

14104.57

Four-dimension Ganguli et al. [41]

Final Deviance

8889.05

5709.23

15052.39

AIC

8969.05

5789.23

15132.39

Five-dimension Galeoto et al. [40]

Final Deviance

8840.74

5667.89

15006.81

AIC

8930.74

5757.89

15096.81

Five-dimension Kim et al. [43]

Final Deviance

8633.65

5313.70

14155.39

AIC

8723.65

5401.70

14243.39

Five-dimension Sheikh et al. [46]

Final Deviance

8868.15

5661.04

15037.96

AIC

8958.15

5751.04

15127.96

Six-dimension Parmelee, Lawton, and Katz [44]

Final Deviance

8657.47

5603.35

14782.20

AIC

8759.47

5705.35

14884.20