Fig. 2.

Unadjusted Mediation Model of SES, Accelerated aging, and CVD. a = pathway from SES to accelerated aging; b = pathway from accelerated aging to CVD; c = unadjusted pathway from SES to CVD; c’= pathway from SES to CVD adjusted for accelerated aging. Indirect effects = a*b; Direct effect = effects of SES on CVD in the presence of accelerated aging (c’); Total effects = indirect effect + direct effect. Numbers refer to standardized coefficient (bias-corrected 95% confidence interval) for each path.