Table 4. Mediation effects of Principal Components for the association between Tuberculosis and Socio Economic Status(SES).

MODEL	Adjusted OR for SES	Relative Mediation Effect (RME) (%)*	P value
Baseline model (age and SES)	5.43
Baseline plus Protein intake	5.38	0.55%	0.85
Baseline plus Educational achievement	4.86	6.55%	0.43
Baseline plus Tobacco use, alcohol use and male gender	5.18	2.79%	0.34
Baseline plus Rural setting & exposure to IAP	5.54	−1.19%	0.92
Baseline plus Fresh produce intake	5.06	4.17%	0.24
Baseline plus BMI, anemia, milk intake and DM	4.44	11.9%	0.019

^*Each model is compared to the Baseline model that includes age and SES.