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Table 4 Composition of the 13 principal components (PCs) with each individual pelvic measurement weighting

From: Genetic mapping of principal components of canine pelvic morphology

Measurement location

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

PC6

PC7

PC8

PC9

PC10

PC11

PC12

PC13

Pubis to Ischium

0.28

0.02

0.32

0.04

−0.04

0.66

0.44

−0.36

0.01

−0.22

−0.04

0.055

0.01

L.Ischium

0.21

0.14

0.44

0.18

0.11

−0.33

0.10

0.21

−0.13

−0.04

0.33

0.58

0.18

R.Ischium

0.29

0.12

0.44

0.21

0.12

−0.29

0.03

0.15

−0.09

−0.09

−0.50

−0.50

−0.16

Span of Cranial Ilium

0.30

−0.22

−0.14

0.11

0.13

0.18

0.16

0.15

−0.15

0.81

−0.20

0.10

0.04

Width of Sacrum

0.27

−0.17

−0.10

0.01

−0.88

−0.24

0.23

0.05

0.07

−0.01

−0.01

−0.03

−0.00

L.Ilium

0.29

0.19

−0.47

0.10

0.16

−0.07

0.22

−0.01

−0.38

−0.19

0.24

−0.35

0.47

R.Ilium

0.28

0.21

−0.51

0.09

0.18

−0.11

0.15

−0.01

0.13

−0.25

−0.30

0.38

−0.47

L.Ischial Tuberosity

0.28

0.045

−0.01

−0.45

−0.03

0.37

−0.20

0.71

0.05

−0.19

0.02

−0.03

0.01

R.Ischial Tuberosity

0.25

0.03

0.09

−0.80

0.13

−0.31

0.06

−0.39

−0.00

0.14

−0.05

0.01

0.03

L.Oscoxa

0.32

0.06

0.02

0.11

0.04

0.02

−0.17

−0.10

0.13

0.18

0.64

−0.31

−0.53

R.Oscoxa

0.31

0.09

−0.05

0.18

0.06

0.00

−0.31

−0.15

0.73

0.05

−0.09

−0.02

0.45

Pelvic Inlet Diameter

0.29

−0.22

−0.02

0.10

−0.13

0.11

−0.68

−0.29

−0.46

−0.14

−0.14

0.16

−0.00

Internal Pelvic Angle

0.10

−0.86

−0.02

0.02

0.30

−0.14

0.15

0.06

0.14

−0.29

0.08

−0.04

−0.01

  1. Each measurement is shown on radiographs in Fig. 1