Quality of Life in rural and urban populations in Lebanon using SF-36 Health Survey

Table 4 Correlations between SF-36 scales and rotated principal components in Lebanon.

(N = 524)	Hypothesized Association		Rotated Principal Components
	Physical	Mental	Physical	Mental
PF	a	c	0.79	0.21
RP	a	c	0.80	0.22
BP	a	c	0.72	0.29
GH	b	b	0.55	0.47
VT	b	a	0.39	0.76
SF	b	a	0.32	0.71
RE	b	b	0.41	0.52
MH	c	a	0.10	0.87
Variance¹
Eigenvalues			2.52	2.51

Notes: a: strong association (r > 0.70); b: moderate association (0.30 < r < 0.70); c: weak association (r < 0.30). ¹: The percentage of measured variance explained by these two factors is 62.9%.

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