Research Article
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 |
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