Investigation of the relationship between hot flashes, sweating and sleep quality in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: the mediating effect of anxiety and depression

Table 4 Mediating effect model of hot flash and depression and PSQI

Effect	Pathway	Non-standard pathway	Standardized pathway	Standard error	P value	95% CI confidence levels
Effect	Pathway	Non-standard pathway	Standardized pathway	Standard error	P value	Lower	Upper
Direct effect	Hot flashes → PSQI	0.106	0.492	0.011	0.000	0.085	0.127
Intermediate effect	Hot flashes → SDS → PSQI	0.006	0.030	0.002	0.004	0.002	0.004
Overall effect	–	0.112	0.522	0.010	0.000	0.091	0.133

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