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Table 4 Direct, indirect, and total effects of female sex on dementia

From: Sex differences in dementia: on the potentially mediating effects of educational attainment and experiences of psychological distress

 

M1 (conceptual, t1)

M2 (final, t1)

β

95% CI

p

β

95% CI

p

Total

0.476

0.197–0.754

***

0.477

0.199–0.756

***

Direct

0.008

− 1.310 – 1.011

ns.

–

–

–

Indirect

0.468

− 0.845 – 1.466

ns.

0.477

0.199–0.756

***

Specific indirect

 Via age

0.361

− 0.631 – 1.353

ns.

0.366

0.076–0.657

**

 Via distress

0.086

− 0.011 – 0.183

†

0.101

0.003–0.200

*

 Via education

0.007

− 0.036 – 0.050

ns.

–

–

–

 Via education → distress

0.008

− 0.004 – 0.019

ns.

0.004

− 0.003 – 0.022

ns.

 Via age → education

0.001

− 0.005 – 0.007

ns.

–

–

–

 Via age → distress

0.005

− 0.015 – 0.024

ns.

–

–

–

 Via age → education → distress

0.001

− 0.003 – 0.024

ns.

–

–

–

  1. Note: Unstandardized WLSMV (probit) estimates, †p ≤ 0.10; *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001
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BMC Psychiatry

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