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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2022 Mar 22;157:110785. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110785

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2.

Unconstrained structural models for men and for women showing the mediation by regional fat depot of the pathway from vital exhaustion to the CVD risk indices. Direct paths from vital exhaustion to MAP, IS, TC/HDL, TG, and CRP are not displayed in figure (all were nonsignificant, except the path from vital exhaustion to TC/HDL in men, which approached significance [β = −0.14, p = .099]). Covariates in the models included age, education, and fitness. Paths that were significant are indicated by a solid bold line; paths that approached significance (p < .10) are indicated by a dotted line; and paths that were not significant are indicated by a faded line. Direct paths in this figure are displayed prior to bootstrapping analyses for assessment of mediation. Abbreviations: VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, LAT liver adipose tissue, EAT epicardial adipose tissue, MAP mean arterial pressure, IS insulin sensitivity, TC/HDL total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein ratio, TG triglycerides, CRP C-reactive Protein.