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Table 5 Total effects of genetic, socio-demographic and psychological parameters and diet on metabolic syndrome among adults with obesity using SEM

From: Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load mediate the effect of CARTPT rs2239670 gene polymorphism on metabolic syndrome and metabolic risk factors among adults with obesity

Model 3

Total

Standardized estimatea

SEb

P.value

GI → MetS

0.024

0.010

0.008

GL → MetS

0.004

0.005

0.181

CARTPT → MetS

0.037

0.022

0.043

Gender → GL

−15.376

10.809

0.077

Age → GL

0.093

0.639

0.442

PA → GL

6.183

5.390

0.125

SES → GL

−1.096

1.795

0.270

Stress → GL

0.670

0.459

0.072

Appetite → GL

0.255

0.415

0.269

CARTPT → GL

3.339

0.242

0.000

Gender → GI

−2.462

3.741

0.255

Age → GI

−0.195

0.175

0.133

PA → GI

1.988

1.645

0.113

SES → GI

−0.160

0.654

0.403

Stress → GI

0.045

0.143

0.377

Appetite → GI

0.099

0.149

0.253

CARTPT → GI

1.647

0.080

0.000

  1. Abbreviations: GI, Glycemic index, GL Glycemic load, SES Socio-economic status, MetS Metabolic syndrome, PA Physical activity, CARTPT Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript, SE Standard error of the estimate
  2. aStandardized path coefficients
  3. bTotal effect is defined as the sum of direct and indirect effects