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Table 1 Parameter estimates, standard error estimates, and R 2 for each measurement equation

From: On the application of structural equation modeling for the construction of a health index

Latent variable

Indicator variable

Estimate

Standard error

R 2

Lifestyle (ξ 1)

Exercise (X 11)

0.268

0.017*

7.2

Working (X 21)

−0.728

0.020*

52.9

Fiber (X 31)

0.013

0.016

0.01

Sleeping (X 41)

0.248

0.041*

6.1

Socio-demography (ξ 2)

Employment (X 52)

0.922

0.012*

74.9

Gender (X 62)

−0.585

0.015*

34.3

Education (X 72)

0.441

0.015*

19.4

Age (X 82)

−0.341

0.013*

11.6

Mental health (η 1)

Stress (Y 13)

0.593

0.085*

35.2

Problem (Y 23)

0.236

0.040*

5.6

Health index (η 2)

BMI (Y 34)

0.270

0.031*

7.3

Choles (Y 44)

0.282

0.032*

7.9

BGlucose (Y 54)

0.153

0.028*

2.3

HP (Y 64)

0.101

0.044*

1.0

GHC (Y 74)

0.180

0.064*

3.2

BP (Y 84)

0.998

0.173*

77.1

  1. BMI body mass index, Choles cholesterol, BGlucose blood glucose, HP health problem, GHC general health condition, BP blood pressure
  2. * Significant at 5% level