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Table 5 Mediation estimates with 95% bootstrap confidence interval

From: Problematic and adaptive eating in people with obesity after a DBT-based skills training intervention: 3- and 8-month follow-up and mediation analysis

95% confidence interval

Effect

Label

Estimate

SE

Lower

Upper

Z

p

% mediation

Binge eating

 Indirect

a × b

− 4.22

1.08

− 6.43

− 2.13

− 3.89

< 0.001

58.03

 Direct

C

− 3.05

1.11

− 5.11

− 0.81

− 2.75

0.006

41.97

 Total

c + a × b

− 7.27

1.46

− 10.19

− 4.38

− 4.99

< 0.001

100.00

Emotional eating

 Indirect

a × b

− 0.32

0.08

− 0.47

− 0.18

− 4.17

< 0.001

46.28

 Direct

C

− 0.37

0.13

− 0.64

− 0.12

− 2.77

0.006

53.72

 Total

c + a × b

− 0.69

0.14

− 0.96

− 0.41

− 4.99

< 0.001

100.00

Intuitive eating

 Indirect

a × b

0.12

0.03

0.06

0.19

3.79

< 0.001

30.09

 Direct

C

0.28

0.05

0.18

0.38

5.32

< 0.001

69.91

 Total

c + a × b

0.40

0.06

0.28

0.52

6.74

< 0.001

100.00

  1. Note: a path estimate for the effect of the intervention on mindful eating, b path estimate for the effect of mindful eating on outcome, c path estimate for the effect of the intervention on outcome