Structural Equation Modeling for Analyzing Erythrocyte Fatty Acids in Framingham
Table 4
Structural equation model M7 fatty acid residuals matrix ().
Ln C18:3n3
Ln C20:5n3
C22:6n3
C20:4n6
C22:4n6
C22:5n6
C14:0
C16:0
C18:0
C16:1
C16:1t
C18:1t
C18:2t
Ln(C18:3n3)
0.832
−0.120*
−0.214*
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ln(C20:5n3)
−0.120*
0.278
0.077**
0.081*
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C22:6n3
−0.214*
0.077**
0.372
0
0
0.137*
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C20:4n6
0
0.081*
0
0.466
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C22:4n6
0
0
0
0
0.290
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C22:5n6
0
0
0.137*
0
0
0.358
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C14:0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.437
−0.066**
0.096**
0
0.090**
0
0
C16:0
0
0
0
0
0
0
−0.066**
0.290
0
0.034**
−0.115**
0
0
C18:0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.096**
0
0.617
−0.080**
−0.081**
−0.219**
−0.082**
C16:1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.034**
−0.080**
0.360
−0.099**
0
0
C16:1t
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.090**
−0.115**
−0.081**
−0.099**
0.720
0
0
C18:1t
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
−0.219**
0
0
0.220
0
C18:2t
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
−0.082**
0
0
0
0.426
indicates dietary intake-related covariances; indicates biosynthesis-related covariances; fatty acid residual variances are shown on the main diagonal.
