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Table 6 Summary of indirect pathways from socioeconomic indicators to adiposity groups through lifestyle factors

From: An exploration of socioeconomic variation in lifestyle factors and adiposity in the Ontario Food Survey through structural equation modeling

   

Men

Women

Independent

Mediator

Dependent

Indirect β

P value

Indirect β

P value

Income

Fruit and vegetable

Increased risk

0.05

0.603

-0.02

0.516

 

LTPA

Increased risk

-0.03

0.201

0.00

0.999

 

Current smoking

Increased risk

-0.03

0.881

0.10

0.407

 

Former smoking

Increased risk

0.004

0.905

-0.06

0.610

Education

Fruit and vegetable

Increased risk

0.05

0.624

-0.03

0.509

 

LTPA

Increased risk

-0.03

0.246

0.003

0.881

 

Current smoking

Increased risk

-0.05

0.849

0.12

0.407

 

Former smoking

Increased risk

-0.003

0.889

-0.01

0.842

Income

Fruit and vegetable

High risk

0.09

0.529

-0.06

0.134

 

LTPA

High risk

-0.10

0.114

-0.01

0.212

 

Current smoking

High risk

-0.31

0.535

0.06

0.576

 

Former smoking

High risk

0.15

0.503

-0.02

0.764

Education

Fruit and vegetable

High risk

0.05

0.667

-0.10

0.071

 

LTPA

High risk

-0.11

0.396

-0.02

0.142

 

Current smoking

High risk

-0.44

0.675

0.07

0.555

 

Former smoking

High risk

0.08

0.697

-0.01

0.711