Table 4.

Standardized estimates of total, direct and indirect effects of the predictive model of oral health structure in PHC. Brazilian capitals, 2010–2012

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	SFLa	P	SFLa	P	SFLa	P	SFLa	P
Caries➔Outcome
Total effect	−0.645	0.053	0.209	0.316	0.331	0.102	0.219	0.316
Direct effect	−0.620	0.076	0.209	0.323	0.331	0.109	0.269	0.189
Indirect total effect	−0.025	0.803	< 0.01	0.996	< 0.01	0.997	−0.051	0.642
Specific indirect effect
Caries➔Coverage➔Outcome	−0.025	0.803	< 0.01	0.996	< 0.01	0.997	−0.051	0.642
SES➔Outcome
Total effect	0.221	0.248	0.431	0.010	0.449	0.012	0.532	< 0.002
Direct effect	−0.115	0.750	0.612	0.010	0.727	0.008	0.934	0.001
Indirect total effect	0.337	0.314	−0.181	0.280	−0.279	0.142	−0.302	0.130
Specific indirect effects
SES➔Coverage➔Outcome	−0.107	0.386	−0.034	0.685	−0.046	0.645	−0.150	0.314
SES➔Caries➔Outcome	0.426	0.155	−0.147	0.327	−0.233	0.147	−0.187	0.199
SES➔Caries➔Coverage➔Outcome	0.017	0.804	< 0.01	0.996	< 0.01	0.997	0.035	0.646

SFL Standard factor loading, SES Socioeconomic status construct

Significant p-value (p ≤ 0.05) in bold

^aReference for standard factor loading: small effect < 0,10; Medium – around 0.30; Large > 0.50