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. 2016 Oct 13;6(10):e012339. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012339

Table 4.

Total, direct and indirect effects of physical violence in the life course on mobility measures using the Preacher and Hayes approach

  Mobility disability
SPPB<8
Effects
Effects
Total (c) Direct (c′) Indirect (axb) 95% CI
Total (c) Direct (c′) Indirect (axb) 95% CI
CPA
 Chronic conditions 0.380* 0.296 0.125† 0.011 0.246 0.537* 0.401 0.115† 0.01 to 30.229
 HS-CRP 0.408* 0.357 0.063† 0.006 0.138 0.606* 0.569* 0.043† 0.00 to 60.111
 Metabolic syndrome 0.412* 0.388* 0.035 −0.022 0.101 0.654* 0.639* 0.027 −0.014 to 0.087
 BMI 0.380* 0.353* 0.039 −0.036 0.120 0.537* 0.532* 0.029 −0.026 to 0.096
 Alcohol 0.438* 0.446* −0.008 −0.035 0.004 0.551* 0.560* −0.010 −0.051 to 0.008
 Physical activity 0.420* 0.320 0.145† 0.055 0.251 0.575* 0.464* 0.183† 0.065 to 0.361
 Depressive symptoms 0.386* 0.135 0.281† 0.178 0.407 0.541* 0.284 0.241† 0.149 to 0.354
 Cognitive function 0.380* 0.384* 0.001 −0.043 0.049 0.537* 0.543* 0.001 −0.037 to 0.047
Partner violence
 Chronic conditions 0.200 0.063 0.162† 0.038 0.299 0.583* 0.488* 0.149† 0.036 to 0.277
 HS-CRP 0.113 0.164 −0.048 −0.114 0.009 0.659* 0.732* −0.037 −0.097 to 0.005
 Metabolic syndrome 0.134 0.132 0.031 −0.038 0.110 0.750* 0.733* 0.022 −0.026 to 0.087
 BMI 0.200 0.230 −0.003 −0.112 0.107 0.583* 0.592* −0.002 −0.089 to 0.087
 Alcohol 0.273 0.277 −0.003 −0.030 0.005 0.605* 0.618* −0.005 −0.049 to 0.006
 Physical activity 0.241 0.226 0.061 −0.035 0.168 0.626* 0.611* 0.073 −0.038 to 0.233
 Depressive symptoms 0.209 0.010 0.242† 0.100 0.402 0.587* 0.403 0.194† 0.087 to 0.333
 Cognitive function 0.200 0.193 0.019 −0.039 0.091 0.583* 0.565* 0.019 −0.035 to 0.093
Family violence
 Chronic conditions 0.348* 0.267 0.112† 0.019 0.211 0.494* 0.369* 0.103† 0.022 to 0.202
 HS-CRP 0.276 0.249 0.033 −0.008 0.091 0.532* 0.509* 0.023 −0.004 to 0.072
 Metabolic syndrome 0.336* 0.314* 0.026 −0.019 0.078 0.565* 0.549* 0.020 −0.013 to 0.066
 BMI 0.348* 0.347* 0.008 −0.054 0.072 0.494* 0.516* 0.006 −0.040 to 0.059
 Alcohol 0.406* 0.405* 0.001 −0.005 0.015 0.510* 0.510* 0.001 −0.007 to0.022
 Physical activity 0.389* 0.300* 0.146† 0.070 0.240 0.536* 0.439* 0.183† 0.076 to 0.351
 Depressive symptoms 0.357* 0.116 0.259† 0.174 0.361 0.500* 0.258 0.222† 0.144 to 0.315
 Cognitive function 0.348* 0.349* 0.006 −0.032 0.045 0.494* 0.480* 0.005 −0.028 to 0.045

Data adjusted by age, sex, education, childhood socioeconomic status and place.

*Significant p<0.05 for total and direct effects.

†Significant indirect effect as demonstrated by 95% CI of 10 000 bootstrapping analyses.

BMI, body mass index; CPA, childhood physical abuse; HS-CRP, high-sensitive C reactive protein; SPPB, Short Physical Performance Battery.