Journal of Eating Disorders

Table 3 Exploratory factor analysis loading (pattern matrix) in first split-half of cisgender gay men and cisgender lesbian women

From: Factor structure, internal consistency, and measurement invariance of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) in a national U.S. sample of cisgender gay men and lesbian women

Item		Cisgender Gay Men (n = 463)									Cisgender Lesbian Women (n = 287)
		Factor Loadings									Factor Loadings
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Binge Eating
3		0.61									0.59
9		0.52									0.57
19		0.80									0.78
28		0.66									0.59
37		0.51									0.57
39		0.79									0.81
44		0.71									0.67							0.48
45		0.74									0.75
Body Dissatisfaction
1			0.68						0.28			0.84
12			0.44									0.54
18			0.74									0.75
23			0.63									0.54
24			0.62									0.77
25			0.73									0.83
34			0.62									0.78
Cognitive Restraint
2				0.48										0.56
21				0.75					0.36					0.60				0.46
40				0.48										0.86
Excessive Exercise
5					0.61										0.61
8					0.72										0.84
22					0.28										0.73
31					0.67										0.73
41					0.61										0.65
Muscle Building
7						0.75									0.65
15						0.66									0.37
29						0.86									0.84
32			0.38			0.41									0.31
35						0.54									0.51
Negative Attitudes
14							0.76									0.69
20					0.41		0.79									0.77
26							0.74									0.75
30							0.65									0.68
38							0.86									0.83
Purging
11								0.77									0.57
13								0.79									0.57
16								0.27									0.28
17								0.53									0.48
27		0.28						0.29									0.26
42																	0.72
Restricting
4									0.71									0.76
6									0.73									0.63
10									0.64									0.72
33									0.83									0.74
36									0.62									0.63
43								0.41	0.74									0.48

Note: For ease of interpretation, only factor loadings > 0.25 are displayed. All cross-loadings are bolded. Full matrices are available in supplemental material

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