Characteristics of the home food environment that mediate immediate and sustained increases in child fruit and vegetable consumption: mediation analysis from the Healthy Habits cluster randomised controlled trial

Table 4 Final Mediation Model–direct and mediated effects of treatment (group allocation) and each mediator on 12-month outcome (child fruit and vegetable consumption score)

Standardised effects of treatment & mediators on 12-month outcome (child fruit and vegetable consumption score) (se)
Variable	Direct effect	p-value	Mediated effect	p-value
Group allocation	0.08 (0.04)	0.0274	0.11 (0.02)^a	<0.0001
Parent provision (2 months)	0		0.24 (0.03)^b	<0.0001
Parent provision (12 months)	0.25 (0.04)	<0.0001	0
Parent intake (2 months)	0		0.10 (0.03)^c	0.0002
Parent intake (12 months)	0.13 (0.04)	0.0003	0
Children’s F&V score (2 months)	0.36 (0.05)	<0.0001	0

Fit statistics: AGFI = 0.9434, RMSEA = 0.0563, SRMSR = 0.0560
^athis is the effect of group allocation on the 12 months F&V consumption that is mediated through parent provision and intake at 2 and 12 months, and F&V consumption at 2 months
^bthis is the effect of parent provision at 2 months on 12 months F&V consumption that is mediated through parent provision at 12 months and F&V consumption at 2 months
^cthis is the effect of parent intake at 2 months on 12 months F&V consumption that is mediated through parent intake at 12 months and F&V consumption at 2 months

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