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

Table 9

Standardized pathways and type of effects of Model 6.

Standardized pathways of Model 6
Hypothesis	Structural pathways	Path coefficients (standardized)		value
	Obesity  blood pressure (ASBP)	0.208		0.019
	Obesity  coronary risk	0.209		0.030
	Blood pressure (ASBP)  coronary risk	0.066		0.509
	PG  coronary risk	0.137		0.124
	Fasting blood sugar  coronary risk	0.054		0.549
	Age  blood pressure (ASBP)	0.366
	PG  blood pressure (ASBP)	0.080		0.337
	Fasting blood sugar  blood pressure (ASBP)	0.029		0.727
	Age  obesity	0.254		0.010
	Age  fasting blood sugar	0.216		0.019
	Age  visceral fat	0.336
	Age  waist circumference	0.249
	Age  PG	0.180		0.052
Type of effects of Model 6
Structural pathways	Through	Direct effect	Indirect effect					Total effect
Obesity  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ASBP)	0.209	0.014		0.223
PG  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ASBP)	0.137	0.005		0.142
Fasting blood sugar  coronary risk	Blood pressure (ASBP)	0.054	0.002		0.056
Obesity  blood pressure (ASBP)		0.208	NA		0.208
Fasting blood sugar  blood pressure (ASBP)		0.029	NA		0.029
PG  blood pressure (ASBP)		0.080	NA		0.080
Blood pressure (ASBP)  coronary risk		0.066	NA		0.066
Age  blood pressure (ASBP)		0.366	NA		0.366
Age  fasting blood sugar		0.216	NA		0.216
Age  obesity		0.254	NA		0.254

, , and . PG: postprandial glucose.