Fig. 3
From: Association of life’s essential 8 and inflammatory biomarkers with nutritional anemia in UK adults
Path diagram of mediation analysis. (a) Mediating effect of inflammatory biomarkers on the association between CVH score assessed by LE8 and nutritional anemia. (b) Mediating effect of inflammatory biomarkers on the association between CVH score assessed by LE8 and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The model was adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, Townsend deprivation index, educational credentials, alcohol intake, and cardiovascular disease. Abbreviation: CRP, C-reactive protein; WBC, White blood cell count; LE8, Life’s Essential 8; CVH, Cardiovascular health. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.0001.
