Table 5 Mediation effect proportion Analysis.

From: Conscientiousness personality is associated with increased thyroid nodule risk and sleep quality plays a masking role in this association

Effect relationship

Effect size

LLCI

ULCI

Proportion of effect

Direct effect

0.066

0.019

0.112

 

Indirect effect

– 0.018

– 0.424

– 0.004

27.96%

  1. LLCI, Lower-limit of confidence interval; ULCI, Upper-limit of confidence interval.