Table 4.
Linear regression model testing mediation of dietary fat intake of the relationship between change in dietary restraint and telomerase activity (n = 32).
Model | Estimated effect |
Standard error |
95% CI lower bound |
95% CI upper bound |
Standardized coefficient |
p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Step 1 | ||||||
Baseline telomerase | −.656 | .141 | −9.43 | −.369 | −.685 | .000 |
Change in dietary restraint | −.262 | .128 | −.523 | −.001 | −.301 | .049 |
Step 2 | ||||||
Baseline telomerase | −.600 | .133 | −.872 | −.328 | −.627 | .000 |
Change in dietary restraint | −.165 | .126 | −.423 | .092 | −.190 | .200 |
Change in % fat | −.027 | .011 | −.050 | −.004 | −.324 | .025 |