Table 2 Adjustment measures of the structural equation model to analyze the association between Ultra-processed Foods and Dental Caries in adolescents (São Luís, Brazil, 2016).

From: Consumption of ultra-processed foods and dental caries in Brazilian adolescents

Adjustment parameters

Model 1. Bone Mineral Density-Lumbar

Model 2. Bone Mineral Density-Femoral

Model 3. Bone Mineral Density-Total

Nº of free parameters

60

60

60

Degrees of freedom

48

48

48

χ2

205.990

212.321

210.833

RMSEAa

0.036

0.037

0.036

90% CI of the RMSEAb

0.031–0.041

0.032–0.042

0.031–0.041

CFIc

0.952

0.953

0.952

TLId

0.922

0.924

0.922

WRMRe

1.264

1.290

1.264

  1. aRoot Mean Square Error of Approximation - RMSEA (reference: less than 0.05).
  2. cUpper limit of the 90% Confidence Interval (reference: upper limit of the 90% CI close to 0.08).
  3. cComparative Fit Index – CFI (reference: greater than 0.95).
  4. dTucker-Lewis Index – TLI (reference: greater than 0.95).
  5. eWeighted Root Mean Square Residual – WRMR (reference: close to 1.0).
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