Table 3 Path estimates for the model linking family SES at Wave 1 and standing long-jump test performance at Wave 3.

From: Early-life activities mediate the association between family socioeconomic status in early childhood and physical fitness in early adolescence

 

β (95% CI)

p-value

Total effect (family SES—> long jump test)

4.29 (0.68,7.89)

0.020

Direct effect (family SES—> long jump test)

2.52 (−1.17, 6.17)

0.181

Indirect effect (family SES—> long jump test)

1.77 (0.58, 3.63)

0.021

Path (family SES—> physical activity level)

0.62 (0.22, 0.99)

0.002

Path (physical activity level—> long jump test)

2.85 (1.23, 4.46)

0.001

  1. SES socioeconomic status; adjusted for child age, gender, and history of physical diseases.
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