Table 4 Mediated effects of the early educational indicator, student social skills, on the adult CMR composite, via adult SES indicators and adult health behaviors, adjusted for socio-demographics, family income-to-needs ratio, and child BMI percentile

Adult education

Direct effect:

-0.0097

-0.0585, 0.0392

0.697

Student social skills mediated by

Adult education

Total effect:

-0.0108**

-0.0185, -0.0031

0.006

Direct effect:

-0.0103*

-0.0184, -0.0022

0.013

Indirect effect:

-0.0005

-0.0032, 0.0021

ns

Adult income

Direct effect

-3e-6*

-5e-6, -6e-7

0.014

Student social skills mediated by

Adult income

Total effect:

-0.0108**

-0.0185, -0.0031

0.006

Direct effect:

-0.0094*

-0.0171, -0.0016

0.018

Indirect effect:

-0.0014*

-0.0028, -0.0004

sig

Adult diet quality

Direct effect:

-0.0157***

-0.0225, -0.0089

< 0.001

Student social skills mediated by

Adult diet quality

Total effect:

-0.0106**

-0.0183, -0.0030

0.007

Direct effect:

-0.0076

-0.0152, 0.0001

0.053

Indirect effect:

-0.0031*

-0.0052, -0.0013

sig

Adult activity level

Direct effect:

-0.0002

-0.0016, 0.0011

0.725

Student social skills mediated by

Adult activity level

Total effect:

-0.0121**

-0.0203, -0.0039

0.004

Direct effect:

-0.0122**

-0.0204, -0.0040

0.004

Indirect effect:

0.0001

-0.0006, 0.0009

ns

Adult sleep duration

Direct effect:

-0.0570

-0.1370, 0.0229

0.162

Student social skills mediated by

Adult sleep duration

Total effect:

-0.0106*

-0.0189, -0.0024

0.012

Direct effect:

-0.0106*

-0.0189, -0.0023

0.012

Indirect effect:

0.0000

-0.0007, 0.0007

ns

Adult smoking status

Direct effect:

0.0202

-0.0680, 0.1084

0.654

Student social skills mediated by

Adult smoking status

Total effect:

-0.0109**

-0.0185, -0.0032

0.005

Direct effect:

-0.0103*

-0.0183, -0.0024

0.011

Indirect effect:

-0.0005

-0.0029, 0.0018

0.656