Table 6.
Relative mediation effect of the variable ‘interact with friends’
| X | ci | aib | bootstrap 95% CI | |aib/ci| | ci | aib | bootstrap 95% CI | |aib/ci| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| education (ref: illiteracy) | Y=IADL | Y = MMSE | ||||||
| primary | 0.97*** | 0.24 | (0.16,0.32) | 24.74% | 2.49*** | 0.23 | (0.16,0.31) | 9.24% |
| junior | 0.86*** | 0.29 | (0.16,0.44) | 33.72% | 2.50*** | 0.28 | (0.15,0.41) | 11.20% |
| senior and above | 1.10*** | 0.13 | (0,0.26) | – | 2.80*** | 0.12 | (0.01,0.25) | 4.29% |
X independent variable, ref reference, ci the relative total effects of every category in categorical variables on the dependent variable, aib the quantity of relative mediation effect, |aib/ ci| the proportion of relative mediation effect, CI confidence interval
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001