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Table 3 Mediation of change in behavioral determinants between intervention and dietary behavior change (18 months, n = 240)

From: Determinants of lifestyle behavior change to prevent type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals

T0–T2 Fruit intake (g/day)

X -- > Y (c path) a,h

     
 

B(SE)

95%-CI

     

Crude analysis

32.3 (13.2)

6.3; 58.4

     
 

X -- > Y (c’ path) direct b,h

X -- > M (a path) c,h

M -- > Y (b path) d,h

Indirect effect (a*b) e,g

Proportion mediated f

 

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

Intention

20.3 (12.6)

−4.5; 45.2

0.4 (0.2)

0.1; 0.7

26.7 (5.0)

16.8; 36.5

10.9 (5.1)

2.9; 23.6

0.35

Attitude

16.0 (12.7)

−9.1; 41.1

0.6 (0.1)

0.1; 0.6

33.6 (6.7)

20.4; 46.7

11.9 (4.5)

4.7; 22.8

0.43

Social influence

29.4 (13.3)

3.2; 55.6

0.2 (0.1)

−0.1; 0.5

10.8 (6.0)

−1.0; 22.7

2.2 (2.1)

−0.4; 9.0

-

Self-efficacy

21.0 (12.4)

−3.5; 45.5

0.3 (0.1)

0.1; 0.6

34.7 (5.8)

23.3; 46.2

11.0 (5.3)

1.3; 22.7

0.35

Motivation

15.0 (11.7)

−8.0; 38.0

0.5 (0.2)

0.1; 0.9

31.3 (3.6)

24.1; 38.5

15.9 (6.6)

3.4; 29.1

0.51

Action control

11.4 (11.8)

−11.8; 34.6

0.4 (0.2)

0.2; 0.7

43.0 (5.2)

32.7; 53.3

19.0 (6.9)

6.3; 33.8

0.63

Dietary skills

28.2 (13.5)

1.6; 54.8

0.3 (0.1)

0.1; 0.5

15.3 (8.4)

−1.3; 31.9

3.9 (2.7)

0.3; 11.5

0.12

Psychological profile

11.1 (12.2)

−13.0; 35.2

2.5 (0.8)

1.0; 4.1

7.0 (1.0)

5.0; 9.0

17.7 (5.8)

6.7; 29.7

0.62

T0–T2 Fiber intake from bread (%)

X -- > Y (c path) a, h

     
 

B(SE)

95%-CI

     

Crude analysis

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

     
 

X -- > Y (c’ path) direct b,h

X -- > M (a path) c,h

M -- > Y (b path) d,h

Indirect effect (a*b) e,g

Proportion mediated f

 

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

 

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

Intention

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.4 (0.2)

−0.1; 0.8

0.0 (0.0)

−0.1; 0.1

0.0 (0.0)

−0.1; 0.0

-

Attitude

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.0 (0.2)

−0.3; 0.3

0.1 (0.1)

−0.1; 0.2

0.0 (0.0)

0.0; 0.0

-

Social influence

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.1 (0.2)

−0.2; 0.4

−0.1 (0.1)

−0.2; 0.1

0.0 (0.0)

−0.1; 0.0

-

Self-efficacy

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.1 (0.2)

−0.2; 0.4

0.0 (0.1)

−0.1; 0.2

0.0 (0.0)

0.0; 0.0

-

Motivation

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.0 (0.2)

−0.3; 0.4

−0.1 (0.1)

−0.2; 0.0

0.0 (0.0)

−0.1; 0.0

-

Action control

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.2 (0.1)

−0.1; 0.4

0.1 (0.1)

0.0; 0.3

0.0 (0.0)

0.0; 0.1

-

Dietary skills

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.3 (0.1)

0.1; 0.5

0.1 (0.1)

−0.1; 0.3

0.0 (0.0)

0.0; 0.1

-

Psychological profile

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.6

0.9 (0.8)

−0.6; 2.4

0.0 (0.0)

0.0; 0.0

0.0 (0.03)

0.0; 0.1

-

T0–T2 Fat intake from bread spread (%)

X -- > Y (c path) a,h

     
 

B(SE)

95%-CI

     

Crude analysis

−2.6 (0.8)

−4.2; −1.1

     
 

X -- > Y (c’ path) direct b,h

X -- > M (a path) c,h

M -- > Y (b path) d,h

Indirect effect (a*b) e,g

Proportion mediated f

 

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI

B (SE)

95%-CI g

(a*b)/c

Intention

−2.4 (0.8)

−4.0; −0.9

0.3 (0.2)

0.0; 0.7

−0.6 (0.3)

−1.2; 0.0

−0.2 (0.1)

−0.6; 0.0

-

Attitude

−2.6 (0.8)

−4.1; −1.1

0.1 (0.1)

−0.1; 0.4

−0.8 (0.4)

−1.6; 0.0

−0.1 (0.1)

−0.5; 0.1

-

Social influence

−2.6 (0.8)

−4.1; −1.0

0.4 (0.2)

0.1; 0.7

−0.5 (0.3)

−1.2; 0.2

−0.2 (0.1)

−0.6; 0.0

-

Self-efficacy

−2.5 (0.8)

−4.0; −1.0

0.1 (0.1)

−0.2; 0.4

−1.0 (0.4)

−1.7; −0.2

−0.1 (0.2)

−0.5; 0.2

-

Motivation

−2.5 (0.8)

−4.0; −1.0

0.2 (0.2)

−0.2; 0.5

−0.9 (0.3)

−1.5; −0.3

−0.2 (0.2)

−0.7; 0.1

-

Action control

−2.2 (0.8)

−3.7; −0.7

0.3 (0.1)

0.1; 0.6

−1.2 (0.4)

−1.9; −0.5

−0.4 (0.2)

−1.0; −0.1

0.15

Dietary skills

−2.5 (0.8)

−4.0; −1.0

0.3 (0.1)

0.1; 0.5

−0.2 (0.5)

−1.2; 0.8

−0.1 (0.2)

−0.5; 0.2

-

Psychological profile

−2.2 (0.8)

−3.7; −0.7

1.7 (0.7)

0.3; 3.1

−0.2 (0.1)

−0.4; −0.1

−0.4 (0.2)

−1.0; −0.1

0.15

  1. aC path (total effect): the association between intervention and dietary behaviors (fruit intake, fiber intake from bread, fat intake from bread spread). All analyses are adjusted for baseline value, sex, and recruitment phase
  2. bC’ path (direct effect): the association between intervention and dietary behaviors, additionally adjusted for mediator (behavioral determinants)
  3. cA path: association between intervention and behavioral determinant
  4. dB path: association between behavioral determinant and dietary behavior
  5. eIndirect effect (a*b): the indirect effect of the intervention on dietary behavior through behavioral determinant
  6. fProportion effect mediated ((a*b)/c): the proportion of the total effect that was mediated through behavioral determinant
  7. gStandard error and confidence interval for indirect effects were calculated with bootstrapping (5000 samples)
  8. hAll analyses used linear regression models