title: A factor analytic study of physical risk variables for CHD.
abstract: The scores of 40 hospitalized male coronary heart disease (CHD) patients, for seven traditionally employed physical CHD risk factors, were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis that employed a LISREL program. An attempt was made to confirm a two-factor solution that involved family history as one factor, and smoking, serum cholesterol level, blood pressure, physical exercise, diet, and weight control as the second. The obtained goodness-of-fit index (.84) suggests that the two-factor solution is a moderately valid one. These findings raise the question whether many of the physical risk factors for CHD simply may be manifestations of a single behavioral characteristic, perhaps best described as "lack of self-control."
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019-0535.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carbonari
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Voyles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol