Table 4.

Tests of mediators of the association between race/ethnicity and prevention behaviors

	Indirect effect		Direct effect		Total effect		Ratio indirect/direct	% Mediated
Mediator	Coefficient (95% CI)	p value	Coefficient (95% CI)	p value	Coefficient (95% CI)	p value
Black vs. White (reference)
Perceived risk to others	0.59 (0.23, 0.95)	0.001	0.24 (− 0.72, 1.19)	0.626	0.83 (− 0.18, 1.83)	0.106	2.50	71.01
Importance of protecting distal others	0.44 (0.17, 0.71)	0.001	0.37 (− 0.61, 1.34)	0.457	0.81 (− 0.19, 1.80)	0.111	1.19	54.31
Importance of protecting close others	0.21 (− 0.02, 0.43)	0.075	0.60 (− 0.37, 1.57)	0.222	0.81 (− 0.19, 1.80)	0.111	0.34	25.44
Latinx vs. White (reference)
Perceived risk to others	0.11 (− 0.00, 0.23)	0.056	0.34 (− 0.10, 0.79)	0.131	0.45 (0.00, 0.90)	0.048	0.33	24.54
Importance of protecting distal others	0.10 (− 0.00, 0.21)	0.059	0.35 (− 0.10, 0.79)	0.123	0.45 (0.01, 0.89)	0.045	0.29	22.68
Importance of protecting close others	0.04 (− 0.08, 0.16)	0.517	0.41 (− 0.01, 0.83)	0.053	0.45 (0.01, 0.89)	0.045	0.09	8.60

Note. Each model was tested separately, included a single mediator and perceived risk to self as a control variable