Psychosomatic complaints profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: a matched case-control study

Table 3 Factor loadings for the four extracted psychosomatic disorder profiles from psychosomatic symptoms

Psychosomatic symptoms	Factor loadings*
Psychosomatic symptoms	Psycho-fatigue	Gastrointestinal	Neuro-skeletal	Pharyngeal-respiratory
Sleep disorder	0.46
Pounding heart	0.41		0.41
Feeling low on energy	0.69
Feeling like “butterflies”	0.78
Difficulty concentrating	0.64
Disturbing thoughts	0.80
Chest pain		0.52
Feeling of fullness		0.69
Nausea		0.50
Gastroesophageal reflux		0.54
Pain or discomfort in the abdomen		0.71
Constipation		0.49
Diarrhea		0.36
Bloating or swelling of the abdomen		0.67
Anal pain		0.48
Headache			0.57
Back pain			0.66
Pain in the joints			0.64
Eyesore			0.50
Severe fatigue			0.61
Dizziness and confusion			0.51
Chills and extreme cold			0.42
Hot flashes			0.38
Dry mouth				0.31
Neck pain				0.56
Globus sensation				0.55
Having trouble swallowing				0.61
Shortness of breath				0.46
Hoarseness				0.61
Wheezing (asthma)				0.52
Variance explained (%)	12.4	12.3	11.4	9.3
Cumulative variance	12.4	24.7	36.1	45.4