Table 4 Path estimates for the model linking family SES at Wave 1 and 6-min walk test performance 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—> 6-min walk test)

14.54 (1.75, 27.63)

0.028

Direct effect (family SES—> 6-min walk test)

9.30 (−3.55, 22.70)

0.170

Indirect effect (family SES—> 6-min walk test)

5.24 (1.80, 10.32)

0.014

Path (family SES—> screen time)

−0.33 (−0.62, −0.05)

0.024

Path (family SES—> recreational parent–child activities)

0.13 (0.04, 0.23)

0.006

Path (screen time—> 6-min walk test)

−7.35 (−13.46, −1.13)

0.020

Path (recreational parent–child activities—> 6-min walk test)

21.58 (2.83, 39.83)

0.024

  1. Adjusted for child age, gender, and history of physical diseases.