Table 2.

Formative constructs outer weights significance testing results of perceived discrimination and cardiovascular risk.

Formative Constructs	Formative Indicators	Outer Weights	Outer Loadings	t Value	p Value	95% Confidence Interval		Items
						Lower	Upper
Perceived Discrimination	PD1	0.340	0.771	3.625	0.000	0.149	0.510	Work environment (access to work, salary, promotion, training, dismissal, balancing work and family life)
	PD2	0.410	0.812	4.273	0.000	0.212	0.585	Access to public services (education, health care, subsidies, means of transport)
	PD3	0.085	0.649	0.915	0.360	−0.099	0.271	Attention and treatment from the Public Administration (citizen’s assistance offices, information, civil servants)
	PD4	0.049	0.536	0.548	0.584	−0.131	0.223	Treatment by the police
	PD5	0.138	0.676	1.452	0.147	−0.052	0.320	Access to housing
	PD6	0.250	0.672	2.676	0.007	0.060	0.425	At shops, bars and other private services
	PD7	−0.062	0.243	0.524	0.600	−0.294	0.174	In your family (from your partner)
	PD8	0.040	0.292	0.360	0.719	−0.177	0.248	In your family (from someone who is not your partner)
	PD9	0.048	0.645	0.501	0.617	−0.141	0.237	In the street, treatment from people
Cardiovascular Risk	Hypertension	0.686	0.822	11.600	0.000	0.564	0.794	Arterial hypertension
	Cholesterol	0.586	0.745	8.956	0.000	0.452	0.707	Hypercholesterolemia