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

Table 8

Standardized pathways and type of effects of Model 5.

Standardized pathways of Model 5
Hypothesis	Structural pathways	Path coefficients (standardized)	value
	Obesity  blood pressure (ADBP)	0.070	0.462
	Obesity  coronary risk	0.218	0.018
	Blood pressure (ADBP)  coronary risk	0.037	0.681
	PG  coronary risk	0.140	0.119
	Fasting blood sugar  coronary risk	0.050	0.584
	PG  hypertension (ADBP)	0.121	0.183
	Fasting blood sugar  blood pressure (ADBP)	0.203	0.026
	Age  visceral fat	0.448
	Age  PG	0.180	0.052
	Age  fasting blood sugar	0.216	0.019
	Age  waist circumference	0.416
	Age  body mass index	0.203
	Age  coronary risk index	0.201	0.029
Types of effects in Model 5
Structural pathways	Through	Direct effect	Indirect effect	Total effect
Obesity  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ADBP)	0.218	0.003	0.221
Obesity  blood pressure (ADBP)		0.070	NA	0.070
PG  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ADBP)	0.140	0.005	0.145
Fasting blood sugar  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ADBP)	0.050	0.008	0.058
Fasting blood sugar  blood pressure (ADBP)		0.203	NA	0.203
PG  blood pressure (ADBP)		0.121	NA	0.121
Blood pressure (ADBP)  coronary risk		0.037	NA	0.037
Age  coronary risk		0.201	NA	0.201
Age  fasting blood sugar		0.216	NA	0.216
Age  visceral fat		0.448	NA	0.448
Age  PG		0.180	NA	0.180
Age  waist circumference		0.416	NA	0.416
Age  body mass index		0.203	NA	0.203

, , and . PG: postprandial glucose.