Table 2.

The Mediating Effect of Non-Persistence to Medication on the Association Between Income and Risk of MACE Among Men, Adjusted for Age and Ethnicity

	Total Effect (HR, 95% CI)	Direct Effect (HR, 95% CI)	Indirect Effect (HR, 95% CI)	Mediated Proportion (%)
Low	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)	1 (reference)
Middle	0.78 (0.75–0.81)	0.82 (0.79–0.85)	0.96 (0.96–0.96)	17.5 (15.0–20.1)
High	0.67 (0.64–0.70)	0.71 (0.68–0.74)	0.95 (0.95–0.95)	12.6 (11.1–14.1)

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratios; CI, confidence interval.