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Table 4 Sign and statistical significance of the estimated path coefficients for the model in Figure 1

From: Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of hypertension in South Africa: a structural equation modelling approach

 

Dependent variable

 

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Independent variable

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  1. Note: ▴ / ▵ = An increase in the value of the independent variable predicts an increase in the value of the dependent variable; ▾ / ▿ = An increase in the value of the independent variable predicts a decrease in the value of the dependent variable; Filled/hollow symbols = Statistically significant/non significant coefficients (α=5%).