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Table 7 Two-factor solutions from obliquely-rotated factor analyses applied to the main variables from the three behavioral tests.

From: Effects of environmental and physiological covariates on sex differences in unconditioned and conditioned anxiety and fear in a large sample of genetically heterogeneous (N/Nih-HS) rats

(A) MALES

  
 

Factor 1

Factor 2

Elevated "zero-maze"

  

   Entries into open sections

0.71

-

   Number of SAPs

0.75

-

Two-way shuttlebox avoidance conditioning

  

   Time spent freezing trials 1-5

-0.50

-

   Avoid40+ITC40

0.44

-

Automated novel-cage activity

  

Distance travelled min 0-5

Distance travelled min 25-30

-

-

0.86

0.87

Eigenvalues

% of accumulated explained variance:

1.68

28.1

1.41

51.6

Correlation between factors = 0.13

  

(B) FEMALES

  
 

Factor 1

Factor 2

Elevated "zero-maze"

  

   Entries into open sections

-

0.85

   Number of SAPs

-

0.85

Two-way shuttlebox avoidance conditioning

  

   Time spent freezing trials 1-5

-0.30

-

   Avoid40+ITC40

0.40

-

Automated novel-cage activity

  

Distance travelled min 0-5

Distance travelled min 25-30

0.82

0.78

-

-

Eigenvalues

% of accumulated explained variance:

1.62

26.9

1.38

49.9

Correlation between factors = 0.11

  
  1. Oblique two-factor solution (Direct Oblimin) with the 6 most relevant variables (from the 3 tests) in male (A) and female (B) N/Nih-HS rats. Only loadings with absolute values ≥ 0.30 are shown.