The association of food insecurity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a sample of Iranian adults: a path analysis of a cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Direct, indirect, and total coefficients path analysis

Endogenous variables	Exogenous variables	Direct effect			Indirect effect			Total effect
Endogenous variables	Exogenous variables	β	P-value^*	95%CI	β	P-value^*	95%CI	β	P-value^*	95%CI
Food insecurity	general obesity	0.04	0.511	-0.11, 0.154	-	-	-	0.04	0.511	-0.1, 0.15
Food insecurity	abdominal obesity	0.07	0.187	-0.08, 0.15	-	-	-	0.07	0.187	-0.08, 0.15
Food insecurity	diabetes	0.16	0.010	0.06, 0.28	-	-	-	0.16	0.010	0.06, 0.28
Food insecurity	NAFLD	0.10	0.016	0.01, 0.19	0.02	-	0.008, 0.041	0.12	0.016	0.01, 0.19

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