Table 4.
Mediation regression analysis results based on gender stratification.
| Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Direct effect of X on Mental distress | Association between X and Mediator | Mediation or Indirect Effect | Independent | Direct effect of X on Mental distress | Association between X and Mediator | Mediation or Indirect Effect |
| Variables (X) | C path (SE) P | A path (SE) P | C′ path (SE) CI | Variables (X) | C path (SE) P | A path (SE) P | C′ path (SE) CI |
| Caffeine | 0.1379 0.0390 0.0004 |
−0.05670.03940.1504 | 0.0092 0.0069 [0.0038_0.0236] | Caffeine | 0.1300 0.0162 <0.001 | −0.06640.02970.0256 | 0.0127 0.0062 [0.0017_0.0249] |
| Breakfast | −0.1350 0.0406 0.0009 |
0.12910.03850.0008 | −0.0196 0.0080 [−0.0373_−0.0061] | Breakfast | −0.1782 0.301 <0.001 | 0.17990.0301 <0.001 | −0.0302 0.0074 [−0.0459_−0.0170] |
| Whole grain | −0.0065 0.0380 0.8649 |
0.14070.04090.0006 | −0.0237 0.087 [−0.0422_−0.0082] | Wholegrain | −0.0118 0.0254 0.7022 | 0.17870.0297 <0.001 | −0.0354 0.0079 [−0.0519_−0.0208] |
| Dairy | −0.0377 0.0402 0.3482 |
0.12870.03960.0012 | −0.0212 0.0084 [−0.0391_−0.0069] | Dairy | 0.0654 0.0289 0.0237 | −0.00910.03020.7641 | 0.0018 0.0238 [−0.0101_0.139] |
| Fruits | 0.0522 0.0400 0.1925 |
0.16510.0396 <0.001 | −0.0294 0.0096 [−0.0509_−0.0130] | Fruits | −0.0101 0.0252 0.7291 | 0.21620.0289 <0.001 | −0.0428 0.0088 [−0.0612_−0.0267] |
| Nuts | 0.0141 0.0397 0.7106 |
0.12170.03960.0022 | −0.0208 0.0084 [−0.0390_−0.0603] | Nuts | −0.0221 0.0295 0.4532 | 0.22890.0285 <0.001 | −0.0446 0.0087 [−0.0630_−0.0287] |
| HGI food | 0.0710 0.0387 0.0740 |
0.06160.04070.1309 | −0.0107 0.0076 [−0.027_−0.0027] | HGI food | 0.0565 0.0292 0.0532 | −0.07810.03080.0114 | 0.0153 0.0031 [0.0031–0.0287] |
| Meat | 0.0308 0.0390 0.4295 |
0.11450.03980.0041 | −0.0198 0.0082 [−0.0378_−0.0061] | Meat | −0.002 0 0.0284 0.9436 | −0.02520.02870.4022 | 0.0050 0.0061 [−0.0067_0.0175] |
| DGLV | −0.0127 0.0414 0.7592 |
0.26250.0389 <0.001 | −0.0142 0.0078 [−0.0308_−0.0001] | DGLV | −0.0919 0.0279 0.0032 | 0.32170.0275 <0.001 | −0.0548 0.0112 [−0.0784_−0.0343] |
| Beans | 0.02281 0.0384 0.4648 |
0.08200.04030.0403 | −0.0404 0.0085 [−0.0580_−0.0250] | Beans | −0.0274 0.0310 0.3767 | 0.20800.0280 <0.001 | −0.0404 0.0085 [−0.0580_−0.0250] |
| Fish | 0.0746 0.0416 0.0735 |
0.15310.0366 <0.001 | −0.0277 0.0087 [−0.0462_−0.0124] | Fish | −0.0427 0.0286 0.1359 | 0.07560.02960.0107 | −0.0149 0.0063 [−0.0278_−0.0034] |
| Fast Food | 0.1645 0.0410 0.0001 |
−0.22430.0387 <0.001 | 0.0297 0.0102 [0.0115–0.0510] | Fast Food | 0.1883 0.0292 <0.001 | −0.26430.0283 <0.001 | 0.0330 0.0076 [0.0195–0.0491] |
| MV | −0.0451 0.0372 0.2258 |
0.11980.03520.007 | −0.0196 0.0073 [−0.0359_−0.0070] | MV | .0.0483 0.0180 0.0848 | 0.16150.0238 <0.001 | −0.0310 0.0075 [−0.0468_−0.0176] |
| Fish Oil | 0.0518 0.0434 0.2329 |
−0.01950.04000.6264 | −0.0066 0.0059 [−0.0187_0.0045] | Fish Oil | −0.0048 0.0315 0.8778 | 0.03310.02850.2457 | −0.0066 0.0059 [−0.0187_0.0045] |
| B path = −0.1682 SE= 0.0386 P < 0.001 | B path = −0.1922 SE= 0.0291 P < 0.001 | ||||||
DGLV, dark green leafy vegetables; HGI, high glycemic index; MV, multivitamin.