Comparative Analysis of Some Structural Equation Model Estimation Methods with Application to Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Table 2

The correlation matrix of the manifest variables.

	ASBP	ADBP	WC	HC	BMI	VF	CR	FBS	PG	Age
ASBP	1.00
ADBP	0.62	1.00
WC	0.36	0.22	1.00
HC	0.26	0.08	0.70	1.00
BMI	0.31	0.11	0.84	0.81	1.00
VF	0.35	0.22	0.78	0.57	0.75	1.00
FBS	0.13	0.22	0.10	0.07	0.05	0.08	1.00
PG	0.18	0.15	0.12	0.09	0.14	0.18	0.10	1.00
CR	0.23	0.15	0.30	0.24	0.25	0.41	0.12	0.21	1.00
Age	0.44	0.32	0.46	0.07	0.26	0.52	0.22	0.18	0.27	1.00