Table 5.
Summary of mediation/confounding effect estimations for ethnic disparity in depression PROMIS score.
| Mediator/confounder | Linear models | Nonparametric models | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE (95% CI) | RE (%) | IE (95% CI) | RE (%) | |
| Days from diagnosis | 0.01 (−0.02, 0.04) | −0.4 (−1.7. 1.0) | −0.01 (−0.04,0.02) | 0.2 (−1.0, 1.7) |
| Income | −0.24 (−0.6, 0.13) | 9.1 (−5.5, 23.7) | −0.15 (−0.29, −0.04) | 6.2 (1.6, 13.8) |
| Education | −0.34 (−0.58, −0.10) | 13.6(1.7, 25.5) | −0.51 (−0.77, −0.27) | 21.5 (10.6, 39.6) |
| Age at diagnosis | −0.35 (−0.53,−0.18) | 14.1 (4.1, 24.2) | −0.34 (−0.50, −0.19) | 16.7 (9.2, 24.2) |
| Social support | −0.52 (−1.02, −0.03) | 19.5 (1.4, 37.6) | −0.71 (−1.12, −0.24) | 29.1 (13.5, 46.6) |
| Spirituality | 0.74 (0.31, 1.17) | −31.4 (−68, −8.7) | 0.72 (0.39, 1.08) | −31.9 (−68.6, −12.5) |
| Employment | 0.04 (−0.09, 0.17) | −1.5 (−7.1, 4.1) | 0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) | 0.0 (−1.0, 0.9) |
| US born | −.62 (−1.16, −0.09) | 25.3 (−3.3, 54) | −0.38 (−0.76, −0.07) | 15.9 (2.8, 36.2) |
| Chemotherapy | −0.0 (−0.10, 0.06) | 0.9 (−2.3, 4.1) | 0.00 (−0.01,0.03) | −0.2 (−1.0, 0.4) |
| Insurance | 0.01 (−0.25, 0.23) | 0.3 (−9.4, 10.0) | −0.04 (−0.15,0.03) | 1.7 (−1.5, 6.6) |
| Joint effect | −0.21 (−0.66, 0.24) | 7.7 (−9.9, 25.3) | −0.18 (−0.34, −0.04) | 7.5 (1.6, 16.4) |
| Direct effect | −1.33 (−2.32, −0.33) | 50.2(16.6, 83.9) | −0.84 (−1.46, −0.28) | 34.4 (15.9, 55.3) |
| Total effect | −1.33 (−1.44, −3.76) | −2.45 (−3.40, −1.42) | ||
IE indirect effect, RE relative effect. “joint effect” refers to the joint indirect effect from employment, insurance, and income. Non-Hispanic whites are the reference group.