Table 4.
Indirect associations of socioeconomic indicators and knowledge with salt us
| Mediator 1 | Mediator 2 | Beta | SE | % mediationa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education |
Declarative knowledge |
|
-0.02 |
0.01 |
50 |
| |
Misconceptions |
Salt taste beliefs |
-0.01 |
0.01 |
25 |
| Total indirect effect |
|
|
-0.03 |
0.01 |
|
| Total effect ns |
|
|
-0.04 |
0.04 |
|
| Age |
Declarative knowledge |
|
-0.02 |
0.01 |
18 |
| |
Salt taste beliefs |
|
-0.04 |
0.02 |
36 |
| Total indirect effect |
|
|
-0.07 |
0.02 |
|
| Total effect |
|
|
-0.11 |
0.05 |
|
| Gender |
Declarative knowledge |
|
-0.02 |
0.01 |
|
| |
Salt taste beliefs |
|
-0.06 |
0.02 |
|
| Total indirect effect |
|
|
-0.09 |
0.02 |
|
| Total effect ns |
|
|
-0.08 |
0.04 |
|
| Declarative knowledgeb |
|
|
-0.12 |
0.04 |
|
| Total indirect effect |
|
|
-0.02 |
0.02 |
13 |
| Total effect |
|
|
-0.15 |
0.05 |
|
| Misconceptions |
Salt taste beliefs |
|
0.09 |
0.02 |
|
| Total indirect effect |
|
|
0.09 |
0.02 |
|
| Total effect ns | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Note: only statistically significant (p<0.05) paths are shown in this table.
ns: not significant; aRatio of indirect effect to total effect is only calculated when total effect is larger than indirect effect to avoid ambiguous estimates [52]; bIndicates direct effect.