Table 5

Factor loadings for 6 month outcome variables

ScaleSubscaleTBI
symptoms
Age and
cognition
Glasgow Outcome
Scale Extended
6 month−0.73−0.033
Brief Symptom
Inventory
Somatic0.710.16
Depression0.86−0.075
Anxiety0.87−0.032
Global severity
index
0.99−0.043
Satisfaction with
Life Scale
−0.830.29
Education−0.33−0.51
Age−0.0360.42
Trail Making TestPart A0.190.62
Part B−0.0850.89
Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale
Processing
speed
0.25−0.92
California Verbal
Learning Test
−0.10−0.31
Percentage covariance37%22%
  • Loadings >0.3 are shown in bold to assist interpretation. BSI and TMT scales are reverse coded such that higher scores indicate more symptoms or poorer performance.