Latent variables and structural equation models for longitudinal relationships: an illustration in nutritional epidemiology

Table 3 Global measurement Model: Standardized Loadings of the Two Latent Variables

	Males				Females
Manifest variable	Estimate	Standard Error	Baseline Standardized Estimates	Change Standardized Estimates	Estimate	Standard Error	Baseline Standardized Estimates	Change Standardized Estimates
Percent Body Fat	1	-	0.947	0.673	1	-	0.955	0.603
Body Mass Index	0.022	0.00064	0.976	0.942	0.024	0.00066	0.956	0.996
Skinfold Thickness	0.061	0.0033	0.815	0.357	0.055	0.0021	0.879	0.558
Waist Circumference	0.017	0.00068	0.912	0.546	0.019	0.00056	0.938	0.647

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