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Vol.2, No.7, 741-747 (2010) Natural Science /10.4236/ns.2010.27093 Comparison of factor loadings for anthropometric and physiometric measures among type 2 diabetic males, pre- and post-menopausal females in North Indian Punjabi population Badaruddoza*, Basanti Barna, Amarjit Singh Bhanwer Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India; *Corresponding Author: doza13@yahoo.co.in Received 10 April 2010; revised 18 May 2010; accepted 23 May 2010. ABSTRACT are statistically complex [1,2]. Strong inter-correlation between anthropometric and physiometric variables cre- Background: The objective of the present study was to compare the relationship of anthropom- ates complexities in the analysis and interpretation of etric and physiometric characteristics using independent associations of these variables with the de- principal component factor analysis among velopment of type 2 diabetes. Principal Component three groups of type 2 diabetic subjects such as Factor Analysis (PCFA) is the technique to reduce a males, pre- and post-menopausal females in large number of variables to a smaller number of factors North Indian Punjabi population. Method: A total which are more closely associated with antecedent [2-4]. of 349 type 2 diabetic subjects (males 157; fe- The objective of the present study using principal com- males 192; 88 pre- and 104 post-menopausal) ponent factor analysis is to compare the relationship were ascertained for the present study. Different