Table 4

Factor loadings (n = 521)

HADS items
Factor 1 (depression)
Factor 2 (anxiety)

1 (anxiety)
0.466
0.528
2 (depression)
0.742
0.188
3 (anxiety)
0.192
0.712
4 (depression)
0.725
0.245
5 (anxiety)
0.365
0.645
6 (depression)
0.761
0.307
7 (anxiety)
0.311
0.623
8 (depression)
0.679
0.275
9 (anxiety)
0.440
0.547
10 (depression)
0.702
-3.79E-02
11 (anxiety)
-5.17E-02
0.706
12 (depression)
0.752
0.166
13 (anxiety)
7.875E-02
0.772
14 (depression)
0.346
0.360

Extraction method: principal component analysis; rotation method: varimax with Kaiser normalisation. HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, bold: greater values of factor loadings in every item.

Michopoulos et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7:4   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-4