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. 2020 Jun 12;18:143. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01603-z

Table 2.

Mediation analysis of the relationship between number of child maltreatment and CVD

Outcome modela Mediator modelb Percent mediated P
HR (95% CI) P OR/β (95% CI) P
Short sleeper 1.24 (1.10, 1.41) 0.0007 1.14 (1.11, 1.18) < 0.0001 2.4 0.04
Smoker/ex-smoker 1.13 (1.07, 1.20) < 0.0001 1.20 (1.18, 1.21) < 0.0001 14.7 0.02
Obesity 1.15 (1.08, 1.22) < 0.0001 1.04 (1.03, 1.06) < 0.0001 2.0 0.07
TV viewing time 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) 0.03 0.00 (− 0.01, 0.00) 0.13
Systolic blood pressure 1.12 (1.09, 1.15) < 0.0001 − 0.02 (− 0.02, − 0.01) < 0.0001
Handgrip strength 0.96 (0.93, 1.00) 0.08 0.00 (− 0.01, 0.00) 0.69
Depressive symptom 1.18 (1.16, 1.21) < 0.0001 0.22 (0.22, 0.23) < 0.0001 56.2 < 0.0001
HDL cholesterol 0.85 (0.82, 0.88) < 0.0001 − 0.02 (− 0.02, − 0.01) < 0.0001 8.7 0.03
Glycated haemoglobin 1.10 (1.08, 1.12) < 0.0001 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) 0.31
Cystatin C 1.09 (1.07, 1.11) < 0.0001 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) 0.10
Gamma-glutamyltransferase 1.05 (1.03, 1.07) < 0.0001 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) 0.28

ORs were presented for short sleeper, smoker/ex-smoker, and obesity

aOutcome model: CVD regressed by potential mediators

bMediator model: potential mediator regressed by child maltreatment