Relationships between Pathological Patterns and Quality of Life: Pathway Analysis

Table 4

Results of total, direct, and indirect effects.

Dependent variable	Standardized effect	Independent variable
		Qi Deficiency	Yin Deficiency	Food Stagnation	Blood Stasis	Phlegm	Seven Emotions Impairment
Food Stagnation	Total	0.576*	0.230*
	Direct	0.576*	0.230*
	Indirect	0.000	0.000
Blood Stasis	Total	0.664*	0.117**	0.507**
	Direct	0.372*	0.000	0.507**
	Indirect	0.292*	0.117**	0.000
Phlegm	Total	0.537**	0.339*	0.373**	0.481**
	Direct	0.143**	0.253*	0.129*	0.481**
	Indirect	0.394*	0.086**	0.244**	0.000
Seven Emotions Impairment	Total	0.658**	0.216*	0.234*	0.318**	0.163*
	Direct	0.382**	0.121*	0.052	0.239*	0.163*
	Indirect	0.276*	0.095*	0.182**	0.078*	0.000
Decreases in quality of life	Total	0.389**	0.233*	0.101	0.220**	0.423*	0.444*
	Direct	0.019	0.050	−0.088	−0.089	0.350*	0.444*
	Indirect	0.370**	0.184**	0.189**	0.309**	0.072**	0.000

^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01.