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

Table 4

Standardized pathways and type of effects of Model 1.

Standardized pathways of Model 1
Hypothesis	Structural pathways	Path coefficients (standardized)	value
	Obesity  blood pressure	0.215	0.024
	Obesity  coronary risk	0.218	0.027
	Blood pressure  coronary risk	0.102	0.377
	Age  waist circumference	0.248
	Age  visceral fat	0.335
	Age  obesity	0.255
	Age  coronary risk	0.147	0.150
	Age  fasting blood sugar	0.178	0.096
	Age  blood pressure	0.422
	Obesity  PG	0.075	0.461
	Blood pressure  fasting blood sugar	0.072	0.528
Types of effects in Model 1
Structural pathways	Through	Direct effect	Indirect effect	Total effect
Obesity  blood pressure		0.215	NA	0.215
Obesity  coronary risk	Blood pressure	0.218	0.022	0.240
Blood pressure  fasting blood sugar		0.072	NA	0.072
Blood pressure  coronary risk		0.102	NA	0.102
Blood pressure  PG		0.174	NA	0.174
Age  fasting blood sugar	Blood pressure	0.178	0.031	0.209
Age  coronary risk	Obesity	0.147	0.056	0.203

, , and . PG: postprandial glucose.