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. 2012 Nov 19;7(11):e49929. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049929

Figure 2. Overlap Between Health Behaviors and Health Status.

Figure 2

Example of calculation for all-cause mortality, low-income group: Mediating effect of Health Behaviors and Health Status = 57% Mediating effect of Health Behaviors = 30%; Mediating effect of Health Status = 39% Combined effect = 30%+39% = 69% Overlap = 69% –57% = 12% Health Behaviors, independent Effect = 30%–12% = 18% Health Status, Independent Effect = 39%–12% = 27%.