Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants Contribute to Selected Sleep Quality and Cardiometabolic Health Relationships: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Indirect effect of mediators on the sleep quality-metabolic syndrome and sleep quality-number of MetS components relationship for men.
Mediator
(95% )
MetS
MetS
Number of MetS components
C-Reactive Protein (nM)
0.002
0.001 (−0.006, 0.008)
0.002 (−0.006, 0.010)
-Glutamyl transferase (U/L)
0.024
0.042 (−0.013, 0.097)
0.014 (−0.003, 0.031)
Bilirubin (µM)
0.001
0.000 (−0.013, 0.013)
0.000 (−0.011, 0.011)
Carotenoids (µM)
0.010
−0.014 (−0.032, 0.004)
−0.011 (−0.024, 0.002)
Uric acid (µM)
0.013
−0.001 (−0.06, 0.058)
−0.001 (−0.041, 0.039)
Vitamin A (µM)
0.017
0.015 (−0.004, 0.034)
0.014
Vitamin C (µM)
0.012
0.007 (−0.021, 0.036)
0.005 (−0.016, 0.026)
Vitamin D (nM)
−0.009
−0.010 (−0.024, 0.004)
−0.011 (−0.024, 0.002)
Vitamin E (µM)
−0.018
−0.029
−0.026
MetS is metabolic syndrome. is indirect effect. Significant for Joint test, and bold means significant for Sobel test.
