Analysis on risk factor of diabetes mellitus using LISEREL

  Objective   To analyze the risk factor of diabetes mellitus in Shenzhen city.

  Methods   Risk factors of DM was analyzed by factor analysis and linear structural relation model, then fit and evaluate the model.

  Results   Index of biochemistry affected directly the status of disease index of physiology, affected the status of disease not only directly but also indirectly through the index of biochemistry as well sex and living habit, affected indirectly the status of disease.

  Conclusion   The linear structural relation model could well analyze the risk factor of DM.