Table 3

Factor loading matrix (n = 498)*.

Test battery

Item

Factor I

Factor II

Factor III

Factor IV


NES

SRTT

0.743


Block_RT

0.764


Arrow_RT

0.769


Switch_RT

0.618


Block_f

0.631


Arrow_f

0.757


Switch_f

0.632


SDST

0.369


DMST_f

0.492


HECT

0.538


PP

Conceptual recall

0.922


Information recall

0.918


Recognition

0.675


CRIE

0.458


Working memory

0.682


Sustained attention

0.608


Prospective memory

0.469


Factor

Interpretation

Variance explained

Alpha**


I

Response speed and locomotion

20.3

0.76


II

Episodic memory and reading comprehension

15.1

0.77


III

Ability to switch and perceptual coding

10.8

0.58


IV

Memory and attention

6.5

0.42


Total

52.7


* Per item only the highest loadings were presented; ** Cronbach's alpha (standardized), based on the items given in the factor loading matrix; this is a function of the item-inter-correlation and of the number of items included in the scale. Abbreviations: NES = Neurobehavioral Evaluation System; PP = Paper- and-pencil test.

van Kempen et al. Environmental Health 2010 9:25   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-9-25

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