Table 3.
Multiple regression parameter tests with additional mediating variables included.
| Factor | F | d.f. | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 944.62 | 2 | <.0001 |
| Nonlinear | 16.00 | 1 | 0.0001 |
| Race (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 42.79 | 16 | <.0001 |
| All Race Interactions | 2.78 | 14 | 0.0004 |
| Gender (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 8.46 | 12 | <.0001 |
| All Gender Interactions | 3.14 | 11 | 0.0003 |
| Smoking | 34.69 | 1 | <.0001 |
| Study | 57.88 | 7 | <.0001 |
| Education (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 13.58 | 6 | <.0001 |
| All Education Interactions | 3.56 | 5 | 0.0032 |
| Income (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 6.30 | 12 | <.0001 |
| All Income Interactions | 2.31 | 10 | 0.0104 |
| Nonlinear (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 2.73 | 6 | 0.0119 |
| BMI | 22.67 | 2 | <.0001 |
| Nonlinear | 6.54 | 1 | 0.0106 |
| Waist | 55.88 | 2 | <.0001 |
| Nonlinear | 5.45 | 1 | 0.0195 |
| Race * Education (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 2.54 | 4 | 0.0381 |
| Gender * Education (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 3.02 | 3 | 0.0283 |
| Race * Gender (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 3.06 | 8 | 0.0019 |
| Race * Income (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 2.72 | 8 | 0.0054 |
| Nonlinear (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 3.11 | 4 | 0.0143 |
| Nonlinear Interaction: f(A,B) vs. AB | 4.06 | 2 | 0.0173 |
| Gender * Income (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 2.15 | 6 | 0.0444 |
| Nonlinear (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 2.32 | 3 | 0.0732 |
| Nonlinear Interaction: f(A,B) vs. AB | 6.56 | 1 | 0.0104 |
| Race * Gender * Education (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 1.26 | 2 | 0.2831 |
| Race * Gender * Income (Factor + Higher Order Factors) | 2.68 | 4 | 0.0300 |
| Nonlinear | 2.19 | 2 | 0.1119 |
| TOTAL NONLINEAR | 6.47 | 9 | <.0001 |
| TOTAL INTERACTION | 2.88 | 17 | 0.0001 |
| TOTAL NONLINEAR + INTERACTION |
4.71 |
21 |
<.0001 |
| TOTAL | 223.02 | 37 | <.0001 |
See note for Table 2 for explanation of tests.