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. 2024 Dec 31;22:1172. doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-06006-9

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

The mediating effect of peripheral markers and protein biomarkers in the association between epilepsy and other brain disorders. (a) Mediation of the top 4 peripheral markers simultaneously associated with epilepsy and 5 studied brain disorders. (b) Mediation of the top 4 proteins simultaneously associated with epilepsy and 5 studied brain disorders. The model adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, and qualification. Values in parentheses are effect values between epilepsy and stroke adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure. Dashed and solid lines indicate direct and causally mediated effects, respectively. Value in the box indicates the proportion of mediation. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase, ALP, alkaline phosphatase, RBC count, red blood cell count, HDL, high-density lipoprotein