Overall gestational weight gain mediates the relationship between maternal and child obesity

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Table 2 Decomposition of effects of maternal obesity on child obesity, with gestational weight gain as the mediator

CDE Controlled direct effect, NDE Natural direct effect, NIE natural indirect effect
Footnotes: ^a The estimated average difference in child BMI z-score adjusted for maternal race, education (SES), gestational diabetes, and smoking status during pregnancy
Total effect = NDE + NIE; Proportion Mediated = NIE/Total Effect

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