Table 4.

Standardized total and indirect effects of the fatty acids and covariates on the perceived stress scale (pss) subscales and cytokines.

	SLEEP	WAIST	AA	DHA
Total effects
PSS-Overwhelm	−0.35*	—	—	—
PSS-Coping	0.32*	−0.02	−0.27*	0.26*
PSS-Emotional	−0.24*	0.01	0.04	−0.02
Cytokine	—	0.15	0.41*	−0.18
Indirect effects (mediated effects)
PSS-Coping	—	−0.02	−0.05	0.02
PSS-Emotional	—	0.01	0.04	−0.02
Direct effects (non-mediated effects)
PSS-Overwhelm	−0.35*	—	—	—
PSS-Coping	0.32*	—	−0.22	0.24*
PSS-Emotional	−0.24*	—	—	—
Cytokine	—	0.15	0.41*	−0.18

*Significant at t ≥ ±1.96 level. SLEEP: number of hours sleep in the 72 hours prior to the study; AA: RBC membrane arachidonic acid, as measured in absolute amounts (μg/mL); DHA: RBC membrane docosahexaenoic acid, as measured in absolute amounts (μg/mL); WAIST: waist circumference; PSS-Overwhelm: latent factor loading PSS-10 questions 6, 10, 2, and 8, where 8 was negatively loaded; PSS-Coping: latent factor loading PSS-10 questions 7, 5, and 4; PSS-Emotional: latent factor loading PSS-10 questions 1, 3, and 9.