Table 3.

Direct mediating of role sugary beverage use in the relationship between chronotype and BMI

Paths	B	SE	95% CI	p
Chronotype
BMI	− 0.42	0.04	(− 0.48, − 0.34)	< 0.01
Sugar drink use	− 0.15	0.03	(− 0.21, − 0.10)	< 0.01
Physical exercise	0.39	0.03	(0.33, 0.45)	< 0.01
Psychological distress	− 0.12	0.04	(− 0.20, − 0.05)	< 0.01
Sugar drink use
BMI	0.20	0.02	(0.16, 0.25)	< 0.01
Physical exercise
BMI	− 0.09	0.03	(− 0.15, − 0.03)	< 0.01
Psychological distress
BMI	0.22	0.04	(0.15, 0.29)	< 0.01

Note. SE stand error, 95% CI 95% confidence interval