Abstract | AIM: The goals of this study were: (1) to analyse the underlying associations between coronary risk factors and the metabolic syndrome and (2) to evaluate the construct validity of the variables used to measure each factor. METHODS: The subjects were from a previously studied cohort of 284 middle-aged Caucasian males from Goteborg, Sweden, who were selected from the National Population Register. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed using EQS Multivariate Software Version 5.7b with maximum likelihood estimation. Hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and hyperlipidaemia were the latent factors hypothesized. RESULTS: The final, four-factor model showed good fit, with significant intercorrelations noted between all factors. The highest correlations were noted between the insulin resistance factor and the obesity factor (r = 0.887) and the insulin resistance factor and the lipid factor (r = 0.835). All factors exhibited good values for construct reliability and variance extracted except for the insulin resistance factor, which was measured with the variables of fasting insulin and fasting glucose levels. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | S Novak, L M Stapleton, J R Litaker, K A Lawson |
Journal | Diabetes, obesity & metabolism
(Diabetes Obes Metab)
Vol. 5
Issue 6
Pg. 388-96
(Nov 2003)
ISSN: 1462-8902 [Print] England |
PMID | 14617224
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Validation Study)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Anthropometry
- Cohort Studies
- Coronary Disease
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Factor Analysis, Statistical
- Humans
- Hypertension
(complications)
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipids
(blood)
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Middle Aged
- Models, Statistical
- Obesity
(complications)
- Risk Factors
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