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Table 3 Standardized factor loadings and goodness of fit indices from multilevel confirmatory factor analyses of the baseline (standard) and daily administrations of the SF-36 (correlated 8-factor model)

From: Detecting short-term change and variation in health-related quality of life: within- and between-person factor structure of the SF-36 health survey

 

Baseline SF-36

Daily SF-36

Variable

WP

BP

WP

BP

Physical functioning

-

-

-

-

 Vigorous

-

.58

.10

.71

 Moderate

-

.77

.42

.91

 Climb several

-

.84

.37

.93

 Climb one

-

.82

.80

.90

 Bending

-

.70

.43

.75

 Walk mile

-

.88

.29

.96

 Walk several blocks

-

.86

.69

.95

 Walk one block

-

.70

.80

.80

 Bathing

-

.49

.68

.45

Role physical

-

-

-

-

 Cut down

-

.78

.70

.88

 Accomplished

-

.72

.68

.91

 Limited

-

.89

.54

.99

Role emotional

-

-

-

-

 Cut down

-

.81

.85

.95

 Accomplished

-

.82

.65

.87

 Not careful

-

.62

.61

.81

Vitality

-

-

-

-

 Pep

-

.95

.74

.97

 Energy

-

.82

.74

1.00

 Worn-out

-

.53

.57

.78

 Tired

-

.56

.51

.88

Mental health

-

-

-

-

 Nervous

-

.49

.69

.59

 Dumps

-

.77

.68

.44

 Calm

-

.62

.25

.89

 Blue

-

.66

.66

.75

 Happy

-

.70

.28

.89

Social functioning

-

-

-

-

 Extent

-

.92

.76

1.02

 Time

-

.88

.50

.93

Bodily pain

-

-

-

-

 Magnitude

-

.92

.50

.86

 Interfere

-

.78

.82

1.02

General health

-

-

-

-

 In general/Today

-

.87

.63

1.06

 Last year/Yesterday

-

.09

.50

-.22

 Easier

-

.51

-

-

 Healthy

-

.74

-

-

 Worse

-

.52

-

-

 Excellent

-

.90

-

-

Goodness of fit

 CFIa

.83

.73

 TLIa

.81

.69

 RMSEAa

.08

.06

 SRMR

-

.08

.08

.11

  1. Note. Overall fit index. Non-significant factor loadings are italicized
  2. WP within-person, BP between-person, CFI comparative fit index, TLI Tucker-Lewis index, RMSEA root-mean-square-error of approximation, SRMR standardized root-mean-square residual
  3. aIndicators of overall fit