Table 5 Mediators for healthy dietary pattern on fatty liver.

From: Waist circumference is a mediator of dietary pattern in Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

 

Indirect effect

Direct effect

Indirect/direct effect

Mediator tests

Aroian

Goodman

Sobel

Systolic Blood Pressure(mmHg)

−0.02

−0.36

0.07

−4.20

−4.26

−4.23

HOMA_B

−0.27

−0.34

0.78

−5.07

−5.10

−5.08

Diastolic Blood Pressure(mmHg)

−0.05

−0.31

0.17

−6.94

−6.97

−6.95

GGT (IU/L)

−0.47

−0.27

1.74

−7.43

−7.45

−7.44

Two Hour Insulin (µU/mL)

−0.50

−0.28

1.78

−7.52

−7.54

−7.53

HOMA_IR

−0.02

−0.29

0.06

−7.73

−7.75

−7.74

Two Hour Glucose (mg/dL)

−0.39

−0.28

1.38

−8.37

−8.40

−8.39

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

−0.53

−0.26

2.02

−8.69

−8.71

−8.70

HDL (mg/dL)

−0.50

−0.25

1.96

−8.78

−8.80

−8.79

LDL (mg/dL)

−0.59

−0.23

2.57

−9.87

−9.90

−9.88

TG (mg/dL)

−0.57

−0.18

3.16

−10.99

−11.01

−11.00

FBS (mg/dL)

−0.71

−0.13

5.35

−11.12

−11.13

−11.12

ALT (IU/L)

−0.67

−0.15

4.32

−11.40

−11.42

−11.41

Weight (Kg)

−0.65

−0.16

4.02

−11.64

−11.66

−11.65

AST (IU/L)

−0.64

−0.14

4.45

−12.00

−12.02

−12.01

Age (years)

−0.80

−0.08

9.71

−12.01

−12.03

−12.02

Fast Insulin (µU/mL)

−0.58

−0.09

6.41

−12.51

−12.53

−12.52

BMI

−0.54

−0.11

4.74

−12.55

−12.57

−12.56

Waist (cm)

−0.75

−0.05

14.34

−12.64

−12.66

−12.65

  1. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; FBS, Fasting Blood Sugar; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of insulin resistance; HOMA-β, Homeostatic model assessment of β cell function; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, Triglyceride.