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Table 5 Rotated components matrix for principal components analysis of mothers' and fathers' anthropometry.

From: Assessing newborn body composition using principal components analysis: differences in the determinants of fat and skeletal size

 

Mothers

Fathers

Component:

M1

M2

F1

F2

Weight

0.413

0.844

0.514

0.810

Height

0.936

-0.100

0.953

-0.018

Knee-Heel

0.834

-0.012

0.873

0.065

Sitting height

0.816

0.032

0.807

0.133

Head circumference

0.595

0.190

0.489

0.334

Arm circumference

0.098

0.928

0.241

0.786

Bicep skinfold

-0.020

0.878

0.044

0.844

Tricep skinfold

-0.060

0.871

0.021

0.768

Subscapular skinfold

-0.040

0.867

0.002

0.912

Suprailiac skinfold

-

-

0.034

0.864

Waist circumference

-

-

0.228

0.895

Hip circumference

-

-

0.405

0.823

% Variance

30.8

43.4

25.9

48.1

Cumulative %Variance

74.2

73.9

  1. Values shown are component loadings (correlation coefficients of the relationship between the components produced (M1, M2, F1 and F2) and the individual measurements). M1 represents the first rotated component produced for the mothers, M2 represents the second rotated component produced for the mothers. F1 represents the first rotated component produced for the fathers, F2 represents the second rotated component produced for the fathers. Variance is the percentage variance explained by each component. Cumulative Variance indicates the variance explained by both components together.
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