Table 4.

NDE, NIE, TE and proportion mediated for exposure maternal education at birth mediated by blocks of risk factors for adolescents’ socioemotional behavioural problems at age 14 (N=6509)

Blocks of mediators	Effect	RR (95% CI)	Proportion mediated, % (95% CI)
Perinatal	NDE	3.29 (2.29 to 4.71)	34.1 (19.9 to 47.5)
	NIE	1.36 (1.18 to 1.56)
	TE	4.48 (3.21 to 6.25)
Child individual	NDE	3.90 (2.76 to 5.48)	16.1 (7.8 to 24.2)
	NIE	1.14 (1.06 to 1.22)
	TE	4.45 (3.19 to 6.19)
Family	NDE	3.45 (2.45 to 4.89)	27.9 (17.2 to 38.3)
	NIE	1.30 (1.15 to 1.40)
	TE	4.40 (3.16 to 6.10)
Peer relation	NDE	3.50 (2.50 to 4.86)	26.4 (18.8 to 34.2)
	NIE	1.25 (1.17 to 1.34)
	TE	4.38 (3.16 to 6.07)
Neighbourhood	NDE	3.89 (2.78 to 5.45)	17.3 (10.3 to 24.2)
	NIE	1.15 (1.08 to 1.22)
	TE	4.49 (3.22 to 6.28)
All blocks	NDE	2.23 (1.55 to 3.20)	63.9 (50.2 to 77.6)
	NIE	1.97 (1.63 to 2.37)
	TE	4.40 (3.18,6.07)

NDE, natural direct effect; NIE, natural indirect effect; TE, total effect.