Fig. 2: Simplified directed acyclical graph (DAG) of covariates influencing the causal pathway of vitamin D to REE. | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Fig. 2: Simplified directed acyclical graph (DAG) of covariates influencing the causal pathway of vitamin D to REE.

From: Hypothesized pathways for the association of vitamin D status and insulin sensitivity with resting energy expenditure: a cross sectional mediation analysis in Australian adults of European ancestry

Fig. 2

The simplified DAG included covariates age, gender, FM fatmass, FFM fat free mass, WC waist circumference, and season. Green line shows causal path and pink line biasing path.

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