Table 4.

Results of Mediation Analysis for the Mediating Effect of Illness Perception

Paths/Effect	Standardized Coefficient	SE	T	P	95% CI
Severity of GI symptoms--Anxiety symptoms	0.230	0.040	4.028	<0.001	0.082–0.239
Severity of GI symptoms--Illness perception	0.321	0.125	5.806	<0.001	0.480–0.972
Illness perception--Anxiety symptoms	0.243	0.018	4.259	<0.001	0.040–0.110
Direct effect	0.230	0.040	4.028	<0.001	0.082–0.239
Indirect effect	0.078	0.015			0.029–0.087
Total effect	0.308	0.039	5.538	<0.001	0.138–0.291