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. 2019 Oct 22;14(10):e0223657. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223657

Table 4. Decomposition of effects of blood donation on PCS and MCS.

Model path Direct effect Indirect effect Total effect Mediating effect quantity (%)
Cumulative times of blood donation
→cognition in blood donation →PCS
0.101** 0.033** 0.134** 24.63
Cumulative times of blood donation
→cognition in blood donation →MCS
0.096** 0.035** 0.131** 26.72

PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary.

** p<0.01 (both sides).