Table 3: Regression coefficients for direct and indirect effects for parameters included in path diagram for male shown in Figure 1A.

Males Indirect effect Direct effect Total effect
FBS 0.01 0.00 0.01
TSH 0.009 0.00 0.009
BUN -0.042 0.00 -0.042
Creatinine 0.054 0.00 0.054
LDL 0.00 0.219 -0.219
Cumulative coefficient 0.031 0.219 0.250