The mediating roles of obesity indicators and serum albumin in the association of DEET exposure with depression and sleep disorders in adults: evidence from NHANES 2007-2016

Table 3 Mediating effects in the association between the DCBA and depression in adults

Mediating effects	Coefficient	Standard error	95 % CI	p-value
BMI ~ X	0.58533	0.09532	(0.39848,0.77218)	< 0.001
Y ~ BMI	0.00197	0.00047	(0.00104,0.00289)	0.00003
Total	0.00995	0.00403	(0.00205,0.01784)	0.01354
Direct	0.00884	0.00403	(0.00093,0.01674)	0.02846
Indirect	0.00111	0.00037	(0.00053,0.00191)	< 0.001
Waist ~ X	1.39560	0.22213	(0.96016,1.83104)	< 0.001
Y ~ Waist	0.00093	0.00020	(0.00054,0.00133)	< 0.001
Total	0.00995	0.00403	(0.00205,0.01784)	0.01354
Direct	0.00869	0.00403	(0.00078,0.01659)	0.03122
Indirect	0.00126	0.00037	(0.00067,0.00209)	< 0.001
ALB ~ X	−0.21174	0.04561	(−0.30115,−0.12234)	< 0.001
Y ~ ALB	−0.00341	0.00099	(−0.00534,−0.00147)	0.00056
Total	0.00995	0.00403	(0.00205,0.01784)	0.01354
Direct	0.00925	0.00403	(0.00135,0.01715)	0.02174
Indirect	0.00070	0.00028	(0.00025,0.00138)	0.00400

The mediating analysis adjusted for gender, age, education level, poverty, marital status, SCR, TC, smoking status, drinking status, diabetes, hypertension, CVD and sleep disorders. X represents DCBA and Y represents depression

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