Mediation analysis with adverse birth outcomes as potential mediators between maternal diabetes and risk of feeding and eating disorders in offspring
| Variables | OR (95% CI)* |
| Low birth weight | |
| Natural direct effect | 1.55 (1.25 to 1.83) |
| Natural indirect effect | 1.03 (1.02 to 1.04) |
| Total effect | 1.60 (1.29 to 1.88) |
| Proportion (%)† | 6.29 |
| Preterm birth | |
| Natural direct effect | 1.49 (1.20 to 1.75) |
| Natural indirect effect | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.11) |
| Total effect | 1.62 (1.30 to 1.91) |
| Proportion (%) | 17.86 |
| Low Apgar score | |
| Natural direct effect | 1.61 (1.30 to 1.90) |
| Natural indirect effect | 1.00 (1.00 to 1.01) |
| Total effect | 1.62 (1.31 to 1.91) |
| Proportion (%) | 0.99 |
*Adjusted for sex, birth year, parity, parental age, maternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal education level, maternal country of origin, maternal cohabitation and maternal psychiatric disorders.
†Proportion mediated was calculated as log (natural indirect relationship)/log (total relationship).