We therefore performed three-path mediation analyses with two sequential mediators (Fig. 4b).
In mediation analyses, BMI only partially mediated the association between weight control history and the use of LCS beverages, tabletop LCS, but not LCS foods.
An extension of the approach termed three-path mediation analyses quantifies the effects of two sequential mediators (Fig. 4b).
Mediation analyses were undertaken for violence as the potentially mediating or explanatory variable for the Black Caribbean group (Fig. 2).
Mediation analyses revealed that difficulty accessing sterile syringes partially mediated the association between injecting MA and syringe sharing.
Next, we performed mediation analyses with N1, N2, P2, and gamma responses as mediators for the combined condition.
Thus, four separate mediation analyses were calculated for each condition, resulting in a total of 12 mediation analyses.
The associations were robust in mediation analyses, after adjusting for BMI.
Hayes mediation analyses were conducted to test for mediation using the PROCESS macro56.
Mediation analyses showed a significant indirect effect of PTSD on cortical thickness via SKA2 methylation status.
Sensitivity analyses are an important part of conducting causal mediation analyses since strong assumptions are required to obtain natural effects.
