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. 2018 Oct 1;15:95. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0714-0

Table 4.

Group intervention mediation analyses for selected factors on selected children’s outcomes

Outcome Mediator a b ab (95% CI) % mediated
Child monthly varieties of vegetables Mother daily serving of fruits 0.19 0.10 0.02 (−0.03, 0.09) 1.50
Mother % energy from fat −0.94 − 0.07 0.07 (− 0.02, 0.19) 5.50
Behavioral strategies to increase fiber 0.17 1.43 0.24* (0.09, 0.44) 19.50
Behavioral strategies to lower fat 0.23 1.03 0.23* (0.04, 0.46) 18.90
Child daily servings of sugar-sweetened beverages Mother daily serving of fruits 0.19 −0.10 −0.02 (− 0.06, 0.01) 9.60
Mother % energy from fat −0.94 0.03 −0.03* (− 0.07, − 0.01) 15.30
Behavioral strategies to increase fiber 0.17 0.02 0.00 (−0.03, 0.04) 1.80
Behavioral strategies to lower fat 0.23 −0.24 −0.05* (− 0.11, − 0.01) 26.50

*p < .05

CI Confidence Interval

a: Intervention effect on mediator

b: Mediator effect on outcome adjusting for intervention

ab: mediated effect

% mediated: proportion of the absolute total effect that is mediated