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Table 4:

Simple Mediation Analysis for Relationship between Time of Diagnosis and GAD-7 Scores

Mediator	b for path a (SE)	b for path b (SE)	b for total effect c (SE)	b for direct c’ (SE)	p-value of indirect effect
Food Insecurity: Anxiety	−0.44 (0.063) ^**	2.559 (0.576) ^***	0.325 (0.597)	1.809 (0.625) ^**	P<0.001
Food Insecurity: Insufficient Quality	−0.44 (0.064) ^***	2.062 (0.580) ^***	0.325 (0.597)	1.529 (0.638) ^*	P=0.0016
Food Insecurity: Insufficient Quantity	−0.46 (0.063) ^***	1.637 (0.586) ^**	0.325 (0.597)	1.368 (0.655) ^*	P=0.0091
Unemployment	−0.06 (0.052)	0.681 (0.814)	0.325 (0.597)	0.286 (0.600)	P=0.498

Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001).