Table 2 Factor loadings and communalities of anthropometric measures using a two-factor solution in boys and girlsa.

From: Genetic regulation of body size and morphology in children: a twin study of 22 anthropometric traits

 

First factor

Second factor

Communalities

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Weight measures

Weight

0.625

0.818

0.775

0.574

0.991

0.999

BMI

0.830

0.985

0.480

0.164

0.919

0.996

Skinfolds

Triceps

0.928

0.796

0.153

0.225

0.884

0.684

Biceps

0.887

0.734

0.134

0.142

0.805

0.559

Subscapular

0.876

0.798

0.288

0.185

0.851

0.672

Suprailiac

0.906

0.806

0.25

0.264

0.883

0.719

Calf

0.877

0.696

0.145

0.331

0.791

0.593

Front thigh

0.899

0.726

0.156

0.278

0.832

0.604

Abdominal

0.915

0.778

0.219

0.234

0.885

0.660

Circumferences

Waist

0.770

0.876

0.547

0.309

0.892

0.863

Hip

0.702

0.809

0.663

0.511

0.932

0.916

Upper arm

0.773

0.856

0.496

0.312

0.843

0.831

Upper arm flexed

0.703

0.832

0.510

0.326

0.754

0.799

Forearm

0.583

0.771

0.625

0.442

0.731

0.790

Thigh

0.719

0.828

0.582

0.414

0.856

0.857

Calf

0.570

0.789

0.647

0.433

0.743

0.811

Diameters

Biacromial

0.203

0.476

0.760

0.603

0.619

0.589

Bicristal

0.403

0.521

0.709

0.603

0.665

0.636

Humerus

0.249

0.431

0.779

0.469

0.669

0.406

Femur

0.445

0.587

0.673

0.362

0.650

0.476

Height measures

Height

−0.006

0.097

0.892

0.995

0.796

0.999

Sitting height

0.021

0.158

0.870

0.843

0.756

0.735

  1. aVarimax rotation is used.