Table 3 Mediating effect of fasting blood glucose and peripheral arterial disease (mean of both legs) on sexual functioning and health-related quality of life (N = 204)
Variable | Coefficient | SE of Coefficient | t-value | p-value | Lower Limit of Confidence Interval | Upper Limit of Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant | 36.310 | 10.464 | 3.470 | 0.001 | 15.675 | 56.945 |
Sexual functioning (SeF) | 0.483 | 0.147 | 3.290 | 0.001 | 0.194 | 0.773 |
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) | -0.049 | 0.026 | -1.864 | 0.064 | -0.100 | 0.003 |
Mean of both legs peripheral arterial disease (PAD) | 17.917 | 9.820 | 1.825 | 0.070 | -1.447 | 37.280 |
Model Summary | ||||||
R | R-sq | MSE | F | df1 | df2 | p |
0.2827 | 0.0799 | 472.8667 | 5.7892 | 3.0000 | 200.0000 | 0.0008 |
Total effect (SeF → HRQoL) | Direct effect (SeF → HRQoL) | Relationship | Indirect effect | Confidence interval | t-statistics | Conclusion |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Lower - upper | Â | Â |
0.490(0.001) | 0.483(0.001) | SeF → FBG → HRQoL | -0.027 | -0.010–0.013 | -0.899 | Partial mediation |
|  |  | SeF → PAD →HRQoL | 0.034 | -0.008–0.097 | 1.246 | Partial mediation |