TABLE 5.

Model comparison for multivariate analysis of the metabolic syndrome components

Model	-2lnL	df	χ2	Δdf	P	AIC
Cholesky decomposition	4998	710				3577.7
Independent pathway	5007	725	9	15	0.857	3557.1
Common pathway	5016	733	19	23	0.716	3550.4
2-factor common pathway	5005	728	8	18	0.984	3549.3
3-factor common pathway	5004	725	6	15	0.977	3553.8
Hypothesis-driven	5012	731	14	21	0.851	3550.1

AIC, Akaike's Information Criterion; χ², difference chi-squared compared with Cholesky decomposition; Δdf, difference degrees of freedom compared with Cholesky decomposition; lnL, log-likelihood; df, degrees of freedom; P for statistical difference compared with Cholesky decomposition.