Research Article
Comparative Analysis of Some Structural Equation Model Estimation Methods with Application to Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Table 1
The variables in the model.
| Variable name | Abbreviation | Description | Scale |
| Average systolic blood pressure | ASBP | Systolic blood pressure taken at two times and the average determined | Ratio | Average diastolic blood pressure | ADBP | Diastolic blood pressure taken at two times and the average determined | Ratio | Waist circumference | WC | An anthropometric measure used for measuring obesity at the smallest area of the waist | Ratio | Hip circumference | HC | An anthropometric measure used for measuring obesity at the largest area of the hip | Ratio | Body mass index | BMI | An obesity measure which is computed by weight over height squared | Ratio | Visceral fat | VF | It is the fat that surrounds (wraps) major organs in the body | Ratio | Coronary risk | CR | It is used to determine the likelihood of developing heart disease | Ratio | Fasting blood sugar | FBS | Blood sugar measurement after at least 8 hours of fasting | Ratio | Postprandial glucose | PG | Blood sugar measurement after having a meal | Ratio | Age of the respondents | Age | The age in years | Ratio |
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