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Table 3 Result of the mediation analysis

From: Maternal health status and household food security on determining childhood anemia in Bangladesh -a nationwide cross-sectional study

Effect of the factors

Coefficient

SE

z

P

95% CI

Direct effect of household food security on childhood anemia (a path)

0.04

.025

1.61

0.11

−0.01 - 0.09

Direct effect of household food security on maternal anemia (d path)

0.06

.025

2.29

0.02*

0.01–0.11

Direct effect of household food security on maternal BMI (b path)

0.07

.025

2.62

0.01*

0.02–0.12

Direct effect of household food security on childhood stunting (f path)

0.1

0.03

3.94

0.00***

0.05–0.15

Indirect effect of household food security on childhood anemia

0.02

0.01

2.93

0.00***

0.01–0.03

Indirect effect of household food security on childhood anemia through maternal BMI (bc path)

0.02

0.02

0.71

0.48

−0.03-0.07

Indirect effect of household food security on childhood anemia through maternal anemia (de path)

0.16

0.02

6.59

0.00***

0.11–0.21

Indirect effect of household food security on childhood anemia through childhood stunting (fg path)

0.05

0.03

2.11

0.04*

0.00–0.10

Total effect of household food security on childhood anemia.

0.06

0.03

2.22

0.03*

0.01–0.11

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001