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Table 2 Item and scale statistics: factor loadings, score distributions, and means and standard deviations

From: Assessing the Italian version of the respiratory symptom experience scale (IT-RSES) in smokers and former smokers: a validation study

Item #

Content

Factor Loading

1

2

3

4

5

Mean

Std Dev

Item 1

Morning cough

0.81

50%

24%

14%

8%

4%

1.92

1.15

Item 2

Cough freq

0.86

59%

20%

12%

7%

2%

1.72

1.04

Item 3

Short breath

0.87

63%

19%

11%

5%

2%

1.62

0.96

Item 4

Winded

0.88

64%

21%

10%

4%

2%

1.60

0.95

Item 5

Wheeze

0.89

72%

15%

8%

3%

1%

1.46

0.85

IT-RSES*

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34%

43%

14%

7%

2%

1.66

0.85

  1. * For IT-RSES scale scores, which can take decimal values, column values represent scores of 1, <=2, <=3, <=4, >4