Figure 1From: Abdominal adiposity and obstructive airway disease: testing insulin resistance and sleep disordered breathing mechanisms Regression Paths in Mediation Analysis. The mediation model of Baron & Kenny, 1986 [24]. Criteria for mediation are: (1) significant path c association; (2) significant path a association; (3) significant path b association with a reduction in the path c coefficient ( c`).Back to article page