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

Table 7

Standardized pathways and type of effects of Model 4.

Standardized pathways of Model 4
Hypothesis	Structural pathways	Path coefficients (standardized)		value
	Obesity  blood pressure (ASBP)	0.213		0.017
	Obesity  coronary risk	0.209		0.033
	Blood pressure (ASBP)  coronary risk	0.068		0.504
	PG  coronary risk	0.136		0.128
	Fasting blood sugar coronary risk	0.054		0.540
	Obesity  PG	0.089		0.379
	Blood pressure (ASBP)  PG	0.146		0.137
	Blood pressure (ASBP)  fasting blood sugar	0.121		0.221
	Obesity  fasting blood sugar	0.015		0.884
	Age  blood pressure	0.379
	Age  obesity	0.281		0.005
	Age  coronary risk	0.138		0.163
	Age  visceral fat	0.315
	Age  waist circumference	0.226
Types of effects in Model 4
Structural pathways	Through	Direct effect	Indirect effect					Total effect
Obesity  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ASBP)	0.209	0.014		0.0.223
Obesity  fasting blood sugar	Blood pressure (ASBP)	0.015	0.026		0.041
Blood pressure (ASBP)  fasting blood sugar		0.121	NA		0.121
Obesity  coronary risk		0.209	0.012		0.221
Blood pressure (ASBP)  PG		0.146	NA		0.146
Blood pressure (ASBP)  coronary risk	Fasting blood sugar	0.068	0.006		0.074
Age  coronary risk	Obesity	0.138	0.059		0.196
Age  coronary risk	Blood pressure	0.138	0.026		0.164
Age  blood pressure		0.379	NA		0.379
Age  obesity		0.281	NA		0.281
Age  visceral fat		0.315	NA		0.315
Age  waist circumference		0.226	NA		0.226

, , and . PG: postprandial glucose.