Table 3 Cross-sectionala and prospectiveb associations of dietary intake (mediator), sedentary time (independent) and zBMI (outcome) (n = 140)
Outcome: zBMI | c`-coefficient (direct) β (95% CI) | a-coefficient β (95% CI) | b-coefficient β (95% CI) | ab/indirect (mediated/indirect)c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent: total sedentary time | Uncorrected β (95% CI) | Bias-corrected β (SE) | |||
Cross-sectional mediators | |||||
 Discretionary food (freq/day) | 0.27 (−0.03, 0.58) | −0.01 (−0.15, 0.14) | −0.42 (−0.77, −0.07)* | 0.01 (−0.61, 0.62) | 0.01 (−0.62, 0.69) |
 SSB (freq/day) | 0.27 (−0.05, 0.58) | −0.16 (−0.38, 0.06) | −0.04 (−0.29, 0.20) | 0.07 (−0.33, 0.46) | 0.07 (−0.31, 0.61) |
 Takeaway food (freq/week) | 0.27 (−0.05, 0.58) | −0.06 (−0.30, 0.18) | −0.04 (−0.26, 0.18) | 0.02 (−0.13, 0.18) | 0.02 (−0.36, 0.35) |
Prospective mediators | |||||
 At baseline |  |  |  |  |  |
  Discretionary food (freq/day) | 0.05 (−0.07, 0.17) | 0.03 (−0.12, 0.17) | 0.03 (−0.10, 0.17) | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.07) | 0.01 (−0.08, 0.15) |
  SSB (freq/day) | 0.05 (−0.06, 0.17) | −0.15 (−0.37, 0.07) | 0.02 (−0.07, 0.11) | −0.03 (−0.17, 0.11) | −0.03 (−0.22, 0.13) |
  Takeaway food (freq/week) | 0.05 (−0.07, 0.17) | −0.05 (−0.30, 0.19) | −0.03 (−0.12, 0.05) | 0.02 (−0.08, 0.11) | 0.02 (−0.12, 0.16) |
 At follow-up |  |  |  |  |  |
  Discretionary food (freq/day) | 0.05 (−0.07, 0.17) | 0.08 (−0.09, 0.24) | 0.01 (−0.11, 0.13) | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.10) | 0.01 (−0.16, 0.17) |
  SSB (freq/day) | 0.05 (−0.06, 0.17) | −0.04 (−0.23, 0.15) | 0.01 (−0.10, 0.12) | −0.01 (−0.05, 0.04) | −0.01 (−0.11, 0.09) |
  Takeaway food (freq/week) | 0.05 (−0.06, 0.17) | 0.21 (−0.57, 0.47) | −0.01 (−0.08, 0.07) | −0.01 (−0.16, 0.15) | −0.01 (−0.19, 0.17) |