Table 3 Factor loadings from exploratory factor analysis with 2 factors for dumping syndrome items^a

From: Patient-reported outcome domains for the esophageal CONDUIT report card: a prospective trial to establish domains

Item Stem	Factor 1^b	Factor 2^b
Shock	0.05	0.35
Fainting	Not applicable^c	Not applicable^c
Breathlessness	− 0.28	0.96
Weakness	−0.01	0.85
Sleepiness	0.15	0.66
Rapidly beating heart	0.01	0.42
Restlessness	0.06	0.55
Headaches	0.08	0.39
Sweating	0.35	0.33
Nausea	0.36	0.07
Abdominal fullness	0.83	0.00
Rumbling sound from stomach	0.79	−0.05
Belching	0.47	−0.02
Vomiting	0.21	0.04
Diarrhea	0.90	−0.17
Frequency of above symptoms	0.77	0.01
Symptoms with each meal	0.51	−0.15

^aPilot items from CONDUIT Report Card; Item stems are abbreviated. ©2018 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; all rights reserved
^bFactor loadings > 0.30 are considered salient and are shown in bold type
^cThe “fainting, loss of consciousness, passing out” item was removed from analysis because no variability was observed in the answer among the sample

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