The direct effect of fruit intake on CVD presented an inverse association ( ß =−0.121, P=0.11), but it did not reach statistical significance ( figure 1 ).
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Mediating effects of metabolic factors on the association between fruit or vegetable intake and cardiovascular disease: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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The direct effect of fruit intake on CVD was borderline significant after further considering each metabolic mediator.
The effect of fruit intake on BMI showed borderline significance, and the effect of BMI on CVD was significant, but the indirect effect of BMI was not significant.