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Table 5 Direct, indirect, and total effects of the multiple mediation mode in path analysis

From: The relationship between socioeconomic status and childhood overweight/obesity is linked through paternal obesity and dietary intake: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

Effect

B (bootstrapping SE)

β

LL

UL

Direct effect

Income→z-BMI

0.029 (0.011)

0.023*

0.006

0.041

Father education→z-BMI

0.020 (0.005)

0.040***

0.023

0.057

Region(Urban or suburban vs. rural)→z-BMI

0.232 (0.019)

0.106***

0.089

0.124

Indirect effect

Income→Father with obesity/Birth weight/The proportion of red meat→Overweight/Obesity

0.008 (0.001)

0.006***

0.005

0.011

Father education→Father with obesity/The proportion of red meat/The proportion of nutritional supplements→Overweight/Obesity

0.004 (0.001)

0.008***

0.004

0.009

Region(Urban or suburban vs. rural)→Birth weight/The proportion of red meat/The proportion of vegetables/ The proportion of nutritional supplements→Overweight/Obesity

0.012 (0.002)

0.006***

0.004

0.008

Total effect

Income→z-BMI

0.037 (0.005)

0.029**

0.012

0.047

Father education→z-BMI

0.024 (0.011)

0.048***

0.031

0.066

Region(Urban or suburban vs. rural)→z-BMI

0.245 (0.019)

0.112***

0.095

0.130

  1. Age, gender, birth weight, breast feeding, mean arterial pressure and heart rate were controlled in the hypothesized model
  2. B = unstandardized path coefficient; SE = standard error; β = standardized path coefficient; LL = lower limit at 95% confidence interval; UL = upper limit at 95% confidence interval; z-BMI = the z-score of body mass index. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001