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As an alternative mediation decomposition, the controlled direct effect and the reference interaction (INTref) combine to give the pure direct effect (PDE); the pure direct effect (PDE) and the mediated interaction (INTmed) combine to give the total direct effect (TDE); and the total direct effect (TDE) and the pure indirect effect (PIE) combine to give the total effect (TE).
