SMHS BigDataBigSci SEM Ex2

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) - Hands-on Example 2 (Parkinson’s Disease data)

# Data: PPMI Integrated imaging, demographics, genetics, clinical and cognitive (UPDRS) data. 
# Dinov et al., 2016

Index	FID_IID	L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea	L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume	R_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea	R_cingulate_gyrus_Volume	L_caudate_ComputeArea	L_caudate_Volume	R_caudate_ComputeArea	R_caudate_Volume	L_putamen_ComputeArea	L_putamen_Volume	R_putamen_ComputeArea	R_putamen_Volume	L_hippocampus_ComputeArea	L_hippocampus_Volume	R_hippocampus_ComputeArea	R_hippocampus_Volume	cerebellum_ComputeArea	cerebellum_Volume	L_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea	L_fusiform_gyrus_Volume	R_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea	R_fusiform_gyrus_Volume	Sex	Weight	ResearchGroup	Age	chr12_rs34637584_GT	chr17_rs11868035_GT	chr17_rs11012_GT	chr17_rs393152_GT	chr17_rs12185268_GT	UPDRS_part_I	UPDRS_part_II	UPDRS_part_III	UPDRS_part_IV	time_visit
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	12	NA	0
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	18	NA	42
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	23	NA	24
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	19	NA	9
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	4	3	20	NA	0
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	1	4	29	NA	42
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	39	NA	24
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	0	5	25	NA	9
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	1	6	34	NA	0
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	1	11	42	0	42
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	1	5	39	0	24
2	3001	4381.93	11205.13	4610.447	12246.55	621.5344	821.8991	1302.146	2526.248	1029.175	1543.017	1680.197	3792.201	1769.672	4737.038	1578.946	3817.621	20909.58	185742.6	4534.707	15830.32	3945.037	14471.84	1	74.2	PD	65.1808	0	1	1	1	1	NA	NA	NA	NA	9
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	3	15	17	NA	3
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	22	NA	48
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	NA	NA	NA	NA	30
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	20	NA	12
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	3	15	27	0	3
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	4	16	22	0	48
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	8	14	22	0	30
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	4	13	24	1	12
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	4	16	31	4	3
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	6	14	19	4	48
3	3002	3221.54	7439.645	3194.348	7264.683	876.9414	1364.86	1056.22	1965.206	1275.905	2696.695	1375.725	2966.682	1529.759	3736.04	1799.439	4665.168	17627.01	155632.3	4013.385	12677.99	3551.876	11263.23	2	70.6	PD	67.6247	0	1	0	0	0	5	18	29	3	30

# install.packages("lavaan") 
library(lavaan)
#load data   05_PPMI_top_UPDRS_Integrated_LongFormat1.csv ( dim(myData) 1764   31 )
# setwd("/dir/")
myData <- read.csv("https://umich.instructure.com/files/330397/download?download_frd=1&verifier=3bYRT9FXgBGMCQv8MNxsclWnMgodiJRYo3ODFtDq",header=TRUE)

# dichotomize the "ResearchGroup" variable
myData$\$$ResearchGroup <- ifelse(myData$\$$ResearchGroup == "Control", 1, 0)

# Data elements: Index	FID_IID	L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea	L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume	
R_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea	R_cingulate_gyrus_Volume	L_caudate_ComputeArea	
L_caudate_Volume	R_caudate_ComputeArea	R_caudate_Volume	
L_putamen_ComputeArea	L_putamen_Volume	R_putamen_ComputeArea	
R_putamen_Volume	L_hippocampus_ComputeArea	L_hippocampus_Volume	R_hippocampus_ComputeArea	
R_hippocampus_Volume	cerebellum_ComputeArea	
cerebellum_Volume	L_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea	L_fusiform_gyrus_Volume	R_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea	
R_fusiform_gyrus_Volume	Sex	Weight	ResearchGroup	Age	chr12_rs34637584_GT	chr17_rs11868035_GT	chr17_rs11012_GT	chr17_rs393152_GT	
chr17_rs12185268_GT	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_03	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_06	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_09	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_12	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_18	 UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_24	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Baseline	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_03	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_06	 UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_09	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_12	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_18	  UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_24	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Baseline	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_03	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_06	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_09	 UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_12	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_18	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_24	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Baseline	 X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_06	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_12	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_24	 X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Baseline	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_06	 X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_12	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_24

Validation of the measurement model

myData<-within(myData, {
L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea <- lm(L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea ~  L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume+R_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea+R_cingulate_gyrus_Volume+L_caudate_ComputeArea+L_caudate_Volume+R_caudate_ComputeArea+R_caudate_Volume+L_putamen_ComputeArea+L_putamen_Volume+R_putamen_ComputeArea+R_putamen_Volum e+L_hippocampus_ComputeArea+L_hippocampus_Volume+R_hippocampus_ComputeArea+R_hippocampus_Volume+cerebellum_ComputeArea+cerebellum_Volume+L_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea+L_fusiform_gyrus_Volume+R_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea+R_fusiform_gyru s_Volume, data=myData)$\$$residuals
 Weight <- lm(Weight ~ Sex+ResearchGroup+Age+chr12_rs34637584_GT+chr17_rs11868035_GT+chr17_rs11012_GT+chr17_rs393152_GT+chr17_rs12185268_GT, data=myData)$\$$residuals
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline  <- lm(UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline  ~  UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_03+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_06+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_09+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_12+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_18+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_24+UPDRS_Part_II_Pati ent_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Baseline+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_03+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_06+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_09+UPDRS_Part_II_Pa tient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_12+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_18+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_24+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Baseline+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_ 03+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_06+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_09+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_12+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_18+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_24+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness _Scale_Summary_Score_Baseline+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_06+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_12+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_ Month_24+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Baseline+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_06+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short _Summary_Score_Month_12+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_24, data=myData)$\$$residuals })

===='"`UNIQ--h-2--QINU`"'Structural Model====

 # Next, proceed with the structural model including the residuals from data to account for effects of site.

Lavaan model specification:

formula type                       operator    	           mnemonic
latent variable definition	=~	                  is measured by
regression		        ~	                  is regressed on
(residual) (co)variance	        ~~	                  is correlated with
Intercept		        ~ 1	                  Intercept

For example,
 myModel <-
 <b># regressions</b>
 y1 + y2 <mark>~</mark> f1 + f2 + x1 + x2
 f1 ~ f2 + f3
 f2 ~ f3 + x1 + x2
 
 <b># latent variable definitions</b>
 f1 <mark>=~</mark> y1 + y2 + y3
 f2 =~ y4 + y5 + y6
 f3 =~ y7 + y8 + y9 + y10
 
 <b># variances and covariances</b>
 y1 <mark>~~</mark> y1
 y1 ~~ y2
 f1 ~~ f2
 
 <b># intercepts</b>
 y1 <mark>~</mark> 1
 f1 ~ 1
  model1 <-
    '
 # latent variable definitions - defining how the latent variables are “manifested by” a set of observed 
 # (or manifest) variables, aka “indicators”
 # (1) Measurement Model 
 Imaging =~ L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea+L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume
 DemoGeno =~ Weight+Sex+Age
 UPDRS =~ UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_03

 # (2) Regressions 
 ResearchGroup ~ Imaging + DemoGeno + UPDRS 
 '
 model2 <-
 '
 # latent variable definitions - defining how the latent variables are “manifested by” a set of observed 
 # (or manifest) variables, aka “indicators”
 # (1) Measurement Model 
 Imaging =~  L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea+L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume+R_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea+R_cingulate_gyrus_Volume+L_caudate_ComputeArea+L_caudate_Volume+R_caudate_ComputeArea+R_caudate_Volume+L_putamen_ComputeArea+L_putamen_Volume+R_putam en_ComputeArea+R_putamen_Volume+L_hippocampus_ComputeArea+L_hippocampus_Volume+R_hippocampus_ComputeArea+R_hippocampus_Volume+cerebellum_ComputeArea+cerebellum_Volume+L_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea+L_fusiform_gyrus_Volume+R_fusiform_gyr us_ComputeArea+R_fusiform_gyrus_Volume
 DemoGeno =~ Weight+Sex+Age+chr12_rs34637584_GT+chr17_rs11868035_GT+chr17_rs11012_GT+chr17_rs393152_GT+chr17_rs12185268_GT
 UPDRS =~  UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_03+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_06+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_09+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_12+UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_18+UPDRS_Part_I_Summa ry_Score_Month_24+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Baseline+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_03+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_06+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Sum mary_Score_Month_09+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_12+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_18+UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_24+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Baseline +UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_03+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_06+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_09+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_12+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_18+UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_24+X_Ass essment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Baseline+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_06+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_12+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epw orth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_24+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Baseline+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_06+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_ Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_12+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_24

 # (2) Regressions 
 # ResearchGroup ~ Imaging + DemoGeno + UPDRS 
 # transform cat variable to numeric:
 # myData$\$$ResearchGroup <- ifelse(myData$\$$ResearchGroup == "Control", 0, 
 # 	ifelse(myData$\$$ResearchGroup == "PD", 2, 1))
RG_ranked ~ Imaging + DemoGeno + UPDRS

# (3) Residual Variances
L_insular_cortex_ComputeArea	~~	L_insular_cortex_ComputeArea
L_insular_cortex_Volume	~~	L_insular_cortex_Volume
R_insular_cortex_ComputeArea	~~	R_insular_cortex_ComputeArea
R_insular_cortex_Volume	~~	R_insular_cortex_Volume
L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea	~~	L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea
L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume	~~	L_cingulate_gyrus_Volume
R_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea	~~	R_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea
R_cingulate_gyrus_Volume	~~	R_cingulate_gyrus_Volume
L_caudate_ComputeArea	~~	L_caudate_ComputeArea
L_caudate_Volume	~~	L_caudate_Volume
R_caudate_ComputeArea	~~	R_caudate_ComputeArea
R_caudate_Volume	~~	R_caudate_Volume
L_putamen_ComputeArea	~~	L_putamen_ComputeArea
L_putamen_Volume	~~	L_putamen_Volume
R_putamen_ComputeArea	~~	R_putamen_ComputeArea
R_putamen_Volume	~~	R_putamen_Volume
L_hippocampus_ComputeArea	~~	L_hippocampus_ComputeArea
L_hippocampus_Volume	~~	L_hippocampus_Volume
R_hippocampus_ComputeArea	~~	R_hippocampus_ComputeArea
R_hippocampus_Volume	~~	R_hippocampus_Volume
cerebellum_ComputeArea	~~	cerebellum_ComputeArea
cerebellum_Volume	~~	cerebellum_Volume
L_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea	~~	L_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea
L_fusiform_gyrus_Volume	~~	L_fusiform_gyrus_Volume
R_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea	~~	R_fusiform_gyrus_ComputeArea
R_fusiform_gyrus_Volume	~~	R_fusiform_gyrus_Volume
R_fusiform_gyrus_ShapeIndex	~~	R_fusiform_gyrus_ShapeIndex
R_fusiform_gyrus_Curvedness	~~	R_fusiform_gyrus_Curvedness
Sex	~~	Sex
Weight	~~	Weight
ResearchGroup	~~	ResearchGroup
VisitID	~~	VisitID
Age	~~	Age
chr12_rs34637584_GT	~~	chr12_rs34637584_GT
chr17_rs11868035_GT	~~	chr17_rs11868035_GT
chr17_rs11012_GT	~~	chr17_rs11012_GT
chr17_rs393152_GT	~~	chr17_rs393152_GT
chr17_rs12185268_GT	~~	chr17_rs12185268_GT
chr17_rs199533_GT	~~	chr17_rs199533_GT
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_03	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_03
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_06	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_06
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_09	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_09
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_12	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_12
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_18	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_18
UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_24	~~	UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Month_24
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Baseline	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Baseline
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_03	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_03
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_06	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_06
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_09	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_09
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_12	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_12
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_18	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_18
UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_24	~~	UPDRS_Part_II_Patient_Questionnaire_Summary_Score_Month_24
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Baseline	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Baseline
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_03	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_03
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_06	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_06
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_09	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_09
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_12	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_12
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_18	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_18
UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_24	~~	UPDRS_Part_III_Summary_Score_Month_24
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Baseline	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Baseline
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_06	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_06
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_12	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_12
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_24	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Epworth_Sleepiness_Scale_Summary_Score_Month_24
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Baseline	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Baseline
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_06	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_06
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_12	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_12
X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_24	~~	X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Month_24

# (4) Residual Covariances 
Sex ~~ Weight
'
# confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
# The baseline is a null model constraining the observed variables to covary with no other variables.
# That is, the covariances are fixed to 0 and only individual variances are estimated. This is represents
# a “reasonable worst-possible fitting model”, against which the new fitted model is compared 
# to calculate appropriate model-quality indices (e.g., CFA).

# standardize all variable to avoid huge variations between variable distributions
library("MASS")
# myData <- read.csv("https://umich.instructure.com/files/330397/download?download_frd=1&verifier=3bYRT9FXgBGMCQv8MNxsclWnMgodiJRYo3ODFtDq",header=TRUE)

summary(myData)
myData2<-scale(myData); summary(myData2)

myDF <- data.frame(myData2)
# myDF3 <- subset(myDF, select=c("L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea", "cerebellum_Volume", "Weight", "Sex", "Age", " UPDRS_part_I", "UPDRS_part_II", "UPDRS_part_III", "ResearchGroup"))

myDF3 <- subset(myDF, select=c("R_insular_cortex_ComputeArea",  "R_insular_cortex_Volume", "Sex", "Weight",     "ResearchGroup", "Age", "chr12_rs34637584_GT", "chr17_rs11868035_GT", "chr17_rs11012_GT"))

model3 <-
'
# latent variable definitions - defining how the latent variables are “manifested by” a set of observed 
# (or manifest) variables, aka “indicators”
# (1) Measurement Model 
# Imaging =~ L_cingulate_gyrus_ComputeArea + cerebellum_Volume
Imaging =~  R_insular_cortex_ComputeArea + R_insular_cortex_Volume
DemoGeno =~ Weight+Sex+Age
# UPDRS =~ UPDRS_Part_I_Summary_Score_Baseline+X_Assessment_Non.Motor_Geriatric_Depression_Scale_GDS_Short_Summary_Score_Baseline
UPDRS =~  UPDRS_part_I  +UPDRS_part_II + UPDRS_part_III
# (2) Regressions 
ResearchGroup ~ Imaging + DemoGeno + UPDRS

fit3 <- cfa(model3, data= myData2, missing='FIML') 		# deal with missing values (missing='FIML')
summary(fit3, fit.measures=TRUE)
lavaan (0.5-18) converged normally after 2044 iterations
Number of observations                      1764
Number of missing patterns                  3
Estimator                                   ML
Minimum Function Test Statistic             455.923
Degrees of freedom                          15
P-value (Chi-square)                        0.000
Model test baseline model:
Minimum Function Test Statistic             2625.020
Degrees of freedom                          28
P-value                                     0.000
User model versus baseline model:
Comparative Fit Index (CFI)                 0.830
Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)                    0.683
Loglikelihood and Information Criteria:
Loglikelihood user model (H0)               -51499.484
Loglikelihood unrestricted model (H1)       -51271.522
Number of free parameters                    29
Akaike (AIC)                                 103056.967
Bayesian (BIC)                               103215.752
Sample-size adjusted Bayesian (BIC)          103123.621
Root Mean Square Error of Approximation:
RMSEA                                        0.129
90 Percent Confidence Interval              0.119  0.139
P-value RMSEA <= 0.05                       0.000
Standardized Root Mean Square Residual:
SRMR                                        0.062
Parameter estimates:
Information                                Observed
Standard Errors                            Standard

Estimate Std.err Z-value P(>|z|)

Latent variables:
Imaging =~
R_cnglt_gyr_V         1.000
L_cadt_CmptAr       493.058
DemoGeno =~
Weight                1.000
Sex                  24.158
Age                   0.094
UPDRS =~
UPDRS_part_I          1.000
UPDRS_part_II         7.389
Regressions:
ResearchGroup ~
Imaging              -0.000
DemoGeno            0.002
UPDRS              -0.323
Covariances:
Imaging ~~
DemoGeno              0.001
UPDRS                  0.002
DemoGeno ~~
UPDRS                 0.000
Intercepts:
R_cnglt_gyr_V      7895.658
L_cadt_CmptAr       635.570
Weight               82.048
Sex                   1.340
Age                  61.073
UPDRS_part_I          1.126
UPDRS_part_II         4.905
ResearchGroup         0.290
Imaging               0.000
DemoGeno              0.000
UPDRS                 0.000
Variances:
R_cnglt_gyr_V     17070159.189
L_cadt_CmptAr     -536243845.090
Weight              274.912
Sex                  96.664
Age                 105.347
UPDRS_part_I          2.442
UPDRS_part_II        -0.256
ResearchGroup         0.149
Imaging            2206.397
DemoGeno             -0.165
UPDRS                 0.550
 '

Output

3 parts of the Lavaan SEM output

First six lines are called the header contains the following information:

lavaan version number

lavaan converge info (normal or not), and # iterations needed

the number of observations that were effectively used in the analysis

the estimator that was used to obtain the parameter values (here: ML)

the model test statistic, the degrees of freedom, and a corresponding p-value

1. Next, is the Model test baseline model and the value for the SRMR
2. The last section contains the parameter estimates, standard errors (if the information matrix is expected or observed, and if the standard errors are standard, robust, or based on the bootstrap). Then, it tabulates all free (and fixed) parameters that were included in the model. Typically, first the latent variables are shown, followed by covariances and (residual) variances. The first column (Estimate) contains the (estimated or fixed) parameter value for each model parameter; the second column (Std.err) contains the standard error for each estimated parameter; the third column (Z-value) contains the Wald statistic (which is simply obtained by dividing the parameter value by its standard error), and the last column contains the p-value for testing the null hypothesis that the parameter equals zero in the population.

Note: You can get this type of error “…system is computationally singular: reciprocal condition…”, which indicates that the design matrix is not invertible. Thus, it can't be used to develop a regression model. This is due to linearly dependent columns, i.e. strongly correlated variables. Resolve pairwise covariances (or correlations) of your variables to investigate if there are any variables that can potentially be removed. You're looking for covariances (or correlations) >> 0. We can also automate this variable selection by using a forward stepwise regression.

# Graphical fit model visualization
library(semPlot)
semPaths(fit3)

semPaths(fit3, "std", ask = FALSE, as.expression = "edges", mar = c(3, 1, 5, 1))

See also

• Next See: Differences and Similarities between sem() and cfa()
• Back to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
• Back to SEM Example 1: School Kids Mental Abilities

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