Table 4.
Mediators for unhealthy dietary pattern on fatty liver.
| Indirect effect | Direct effect | Indirect/direct effect | Mediator tests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroian | Goodman | Sobel | ||||
| Systolic Blood Pressure(mmHg) | 0.02 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 3.27 | 3.30 | 3.29 |
| HOMA_B | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.65 | 5.42 | 5.45 | 5.43 |
| HOMA_IR | 0.01 | 0.41 | 0.03 | 5.48 | 5.50 | 5.49 |
| Two Hour Insulin (µU/mL) | 0.49 | 0.37 | 1.32 | 7.26 | 7.28 | 7.27 |
| GGT (IU/L) | 0.47 | 0.35 | 1.36 | 8.41 | 8.43 | 8.42 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.52 | 0.34 | 1.54 | 8.88 | 8.90 | 8.89 |
| Two Hour Glucose (mg/dL) | 0.35 | 0.34 | 1.06 | 8.95 | 8.98 | 8.96 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 0.49 | 0.34 | 1.44 | 9.04 | 9.06 | 9.05 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure(mmHg) | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 9.05 | 9.08 | 9.06 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 0.57 | 0.28 | 2.01 | 10.25 | 10.28 | 10.27 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 0.54 | 0.22 | 2.48 | 12.11 | 12.13 | 12.12 |
| Weight (Kg) | 0.64 | 0.18 | 3.58 | 12.65 | 12.67 | 12.66 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 0.69 | 0.18 | 3.95 | 12.76 | 12.78 | 12.77 |
| Age (years) | 0.79 | 0.13 | 6.31 | 13.07 | 13.09 | 13.08 |
| AST (IU/L) | 0.63 | 0.15 | 4.30 | 13.50 | 13.52 | 13.51 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 0.67 | 0.14 | 4.93 | 13.51 | 13.53 | 13.52 |
| BMI | 0.56 | 0.15 | 3.73 | 13.55 | 13.57 | 13.56 |
| Fast Insulin (µU/mL) | 0.60 | 0.12 | 5.09 | 13.78 | 13.80 | 13.79 |
| Waist (cm) | 0.79 | 0.03 | 28.25 | 14.64 | 14.66 | 14.65 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; FBS, Fasting Blood Sugar; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of insulin resistance; HOMA-β, Homeostatic model assessment of β cell function; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, Triglyceride.