Table 3 Estimates of conditional total, direct and indirect effects by extended imputation approach. \(M_{1}\): adverse reproductive outcomes. \(M_{2}\): infant lower respiratory infections
From: Applied causal inference methods for sequential mediators
| Â | Extended imputation approach | |
|---|---|---|
Conditional effect | PR | 95% CI |
Direct effect | 1.57 | 1.28-1.86 |
Indirect effect through \(M_{1}\) and \(M_{2}\) jointly | 1.05 | 1.00-1.09 |
Indirect effect through \(M_{1}\) | 1.00 | 0.99-1.00 |
Partial indirect effect through \(M_{2}\) | 1.05 | 1.00-1.09 |
Total effect | 1.64 | 1.34-1.96 |