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Table 3 Total, direct and indirect effects of the overall model path

From: The influence mechanism of community-built environment on the health of older adults: from the perspective of low-income groups

Independent variable

Intermediate variable

Dependent variable

social participation

Outdoor exercise

older adults’ health

Total effect

Direct effect

Indirect effect

Community-built environment

0.152***

0.222***

0.230***

0.156***

0.074***

Social participation

–

–

0.136***

0.136***

–

Outdoor exercise

–

–

0.240***

0.240***

–

  1. Note: *** represents significant at the 1% level
  2. ** represents significant at the 5% confidence level
  3. * represents significant at the 10% confidence level
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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