Table 2

Simple mediator effects in the relationships between living in poverty, education level, and HbA_1c

	Total effect	Effect IV-MV	Effect MV-DV	Direct effect	Indirect effect	BC 95% CI of indirect effect
Independent variable (IV)
Living in poverty	0.37*
Mediators (MV)
Timeline cyclical		0.39**	0.18*	0.30	0.07*	0.0084 to 0.1815
Avoidance coping		0.14*	0.52**	0.28	0.07*	0.0091 to 0.2418
Depressive symptoms		2.12**	0.04*	0.29	0.08*	0.0116 to 0.2202

Independent variable (IV)
Education level	−0.35**
Mediators (MV)
Healthy diet		0.50*	−0.09*	−0.29*	−0.05*	−0.1422 to −0.0045
Avoidance coping		−0.21**	0.50**	−0.24	−0.10*	−0.2637 to −0.0153
Depressive symptoms		1.11	0.04**	−0.31*	−0.04*	−0.1487 to −0.0002

Only significant results are reported. Effects are adjusted for sex, age, immigration status, years with diabetes, and insulin use.
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
BC, bias corrected; DV, dependent variable; HbA_1c, glycosylated hemoglobin.