Table 4.

Mediating effects (95% confidence intervals) between the relationship between urbanicity and average poor mental health days

	Large central metro	Noncore
Total natural direct effect	− 0.13 (− 0.14, − 0.13)	0.09 (0.09, 0.09)
	Natural indirect effects
Total	− 0.11 (− 0.22, 0.02)	0.005 (− 0.07, 0.11)
Food environment	− 0.07 (− 0.14, 0.00)	0.01 (− 0.06, 0. 07)
Violent crime	0.10 (0.01, 0.19)	− 0.02 (− 0.04, 0.00)
Housing	− 0.04 (− 0.12, 0.05)	0.00 (− 0.03, 0.03)
Access to exercise	− 0.09 (− 0.20, − 0.03)	0.02 (− 0.004, 0.05)
Air pollution	0.01 (− 0.04, 0.06)	0.02 (− 0.02, 0.06)
Mental health providers	− 0.05 (− 0.09, 0.02)	− 0.01 (− 0.02, 0.00)
Social associations	0.01 (− 0.02, 0.03)	0.02 (− 0.02, 0.04)
Income inequality	0.05 (− 0.01, 0.08)	− 0.02 (− 0.03, 0.00)