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Table 2 Potential mediators† from single mediating analyses explaining the association between education and television viewing amongst women

From: Correlates of socio-economic inequalities in women's television viewing: a study of intrapersonal, social and environmental mediators

Potential mediators

α (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

αβ

SEαβ

z-score

Intra-personal mediators

     

Enjoyment of television viewing

-1.76 (-2.77, -0.75)

0.03 (0.02, 0.04)

-0.057

0.02

-3.12*

Preference for sedentary behavior

-0.02 (-0.07, 0.02)

0.19 (0.03, 0.36)

-0.006

0.00

-1.24

Stress

-0.68 (-0.91, -0.45)

0.00 (-0.03, 0.03)

-0.000

0.01

-0.03

Weight status

-0.04 (-0.06, -0.03)

1.23 (0.79, 1.68)

-0.053

0.02

-3.43*

Depression

-0.08 (-0.19, 0.02)

-0.05 (-0.13, 0.02)

0.004

0.00

1.1

Social mediators

     

Social cohesion

0.46 (0.24, 0.68)

-0.04 (-0.07, -0.01)

-0.018

0.01

-2.4*

Interpersonal trust

3.79 (2.49, 5.09)

-0.00 (-0.01, 0)

-0.019

0.01

-1.69

Social participation

0.06 (0.04, 0.07)

-0.51 (-1.01, -0.02)

-0.030

0.02

-1.98*

Social support from family

0.07 (0.01, 0.13)

-0.06 (-0.19, 0.06)

-0.005

0.01

-0.96

Social support from friends

0.11 (0.06, 0.17)

-0.30 (-0.42, -0.19)

-0.034

0.01

-3.1*

Physical environmental mediators

    

Safety

0.20 (-0.03, 0.43)

-0.02 (-0.05, 0.02)

-0.003

0.00

-0.82

Aesthetics

13.96 (7.30, 20.62)

-0.00 (0, 0)

-0.03

0.02

-1.67

Distance to places of interest

1.20 (-0.32, 4.31)

-0.00 (-0.01, 0)

-0.003

0.00

-0.67

Distance to physical activity facilities

0.55 (0.33, 0.77)

0.04 (-0.02, 0.10)

0.024

0.02

1.36

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. † Adjusted for marital status and children and clustering by neighborhood