NDE, NIE, TE and proportion mediated for exposure maternal education at birth mediated by blocks of risk factors for adolescents’ socioemotional behavioural problems at age 14 (N=6509)
| Blocks of mediators | Effect | RR (95% CI) | Proportion mediated, % (95% CI) |
| Perinatal | NDE | 3.29 (2.29 to 4.71) | 34.1 (19.9 to 47.5) |
| NIE | 1.36 (1.18 to 1.56) | ||
| TE | 4.48 (3.21 to 6.25) | ||
| Child individual | NDE | 3.90 (2.76 to 5.48) | 16.1 (7.8 to 24.2) |
| NIE | 1.14 (1.06 to 1.22) | ||
| TE | 4.45 (3.19 to 6.19) | ||
| Family | NDE | 3.45 (2.45 to 4.89) | 27.9 (17.2 to 38.3) |
| NIE | 1.30 (1.15 to 1.40) | ||
| TE | 4.40 (3.16 to 6.10) | ||
| Peer relation | NDE | 3.50 (2.50 to 4.86) | 26.4 (18.8 to 34.2) |
| NIE | 1.25 (1.17 to 1.34) | ||
| TE | 4.38 (3.16 to 6.07) | ||
| Neighbourhood | NDE | 3.89 (2.78 to 5.45) | 17.3 (10.3 to 24.2) |
| NIE | 1.15 (1.08 to 1.22) | ||
| TE | 4.49 (3.22 to 6.28) | ||
| All blocks | NDE | 2.23 (1.55 to 3.20) | 63.9 (50.2 to 77.6) |
| NIE | 1.97 (1.63 to 2.37) | ||
| TE | 4.40 (3.18,6.07) |
NDE, natural direct effect ; NIE, natural indirect effect; TE, total effect.