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. 2016 Mar 9;13(3):307. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13030307

Table 3.

Testing for a mediating effect of fruit/vegetable intakes on the association between SES and overweight/obesity among adolescents (n = 63,111), wn = 3,272,722.

Variables Girls 1 Boys 1
B SE p B SE p
First equation
 Outcome: overweight/obesity
 Predictor: low SES 0.509 0.042 <0.001 0.093 0.052 0.076
Second equation
 Outcome: F/V intake
 Predictor: low SES −0.835 0.113 <0.001 −0.765 0.119 <0.001
Third equation
 Outcome: overweight /obesity
 Mediator: F/V intake −0.171 0.082 0.038 −0.040 0.068 0.554
 Predictor: low SES 0.505 0.042 <0.001 0.092 0.053 0.082

B: standardized regression coefficient; SE: standard error; 1 The logistic regression models adjusted for age, school type, residential setting, learning achievement, parents’ nationality, fast-food intake, regular exercise, and sedentary behavior.