Research Article
Comparative Analysis of Some Structural Equation Model Estimation Methods with Application to Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Table 6
Standardized pathways and type of effects of Model 3.
| Standardized pathways of Model 3 | Hypothesis | Structural pathways | Path coefficients (standardized) | value |
| | Obesity blood pressure (ADBP) | 0.063 | 0.514 | | Obesity coronary risk | 0.225 | 0.019 | | Blood pressure (ADBP) coronary risk | 0.038 | 0.691 | | PG coronary risk | 0.138 | 0.122 | | Fasting blood sugar coronary risk | 0.049 | 0.582 | | Obesity PG | 0.116 | 0.230 | | Blood pressure PG | 0.129 | 0.169 | | Blood pressure fasting blood sugar | 0.210 | 0.024 | | Obesity fasting blood sugar | 0.028 | 0.775 | | Age obesity | 0.283 | 0.004 | | Age waist circumference | 0.223 | | | Age visceral fat | 0.315 | | | Age blood pressure | 0.304 | 0.001 |
| Types of effects in Model 3 | Structural pathways | Through | Direct effect | Indirect effect | Total effect |
| Obesity coronary risk | Blood pressure | 0.225 | 0.002 | 0.227 | Obesity fasting blood sugar | Blood pressure | 0.028 | 0.013 | 0.041 | Blood pressure (ADBP) fasting blood sugar | | 0.210 | NA | 0.210 | Obesity coronary risk | | 0.225 | 0.016 | 0.241 | Blood pressure (ADBP) PG | | 0.129 | NA | 0.129 | Blood pressure (ADBP) coronary risk | Fasting blood sugar | 0.038 | 0.011 | 0.049 | Age coronary risk | Obesity | 0.151 | 0.064 | 0.215 | Age blood pressure | | 0.304 | NA | 0.304 | Age obesity | | 0.283 | NA | 0.283 |
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