Metrics of sexual behavior stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men in Mexico: exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses

Table 3 Fit statistics for a three-factor exploratory factor analysis in a study of sexual behavior stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men in Mexico, 2017

Factor analysis	Excluded variables	Chi-square test of model fit	RMSEA (90% CI)	CFI	TLI	SRMR
Main analysis, full sample
Exploratory	None	621.842, df = 42, p < 0.001	0.042 (0.039, 0.045)	0.988	0.977	0.046
Confirmatory	None	1191.342, df = 62, p < 0.001	0.048 (0.046, 0.051)	0.973	0.966	0.064
Sensitivity analysis, full sample
Exploratory	9, 10	272.446, df = 25, p < 0.001	0.036 (0.032, 0.039)	0.994	0.987	0.039
Confirmatory	9, 10	601.879, df = 41, p < 0.001	0.042 (0.039, 0.045)	0.984	0.979	0.055
Sensitivity analysis, complete cases
Exploratory	None	448.881, df = 42, p < 0.001	0.043 (0.039, 0.046)	0.986	0.974	0.045
Confirmatory	None	934.881, df = 62, p < 0.001	0.051 (0.048, 0.054)	0.967	0.958	0.065
Exploratory	9, 10	226.345, df = 25, p < 0.001	0.039 (0.034, 0.044)	0.992	0.982	0.040
Confirmatory	9, 10	483.496, df = 41, p < 0.001	0.045 (0.041, 0.048)	0.979	0.972	0.056

RMSEA, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; CFI, Comparative Fit Index; TLI, Tucker Lewis Index; SRMR, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual; df, degrees of freedom
Thresholds to assess fit: RMSEA < 0.05, CFI and TLI > 0.90, SRMR < 0.08

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