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The mediation model for associations between parental educational level and children's fruit and vegetable intake. X is the independent variable, Y the dependent variable and M stands for the factors mediating this association. Path a represents the association between X and M, and path b represents the association between M and Y. Path c′ is the direct effect and path c is the total effect between X and Y
