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Table 7 The performances of PSE with permutation tests varying across the effects of edges from parent nodes not on target path to nodes on target path

From: A novel path-specific effect statistic for identifying the differential specific paths in systems epidemiology

Effect difference

ph → vi

hdl → at

tr → at

hy → at

glu → at

Power

δ = 1.0

0.2 vs 1.2

0.2 vs 1.2

0.2 vs 1.2

0.2 vs 1.2

0.2 vs 1.2

0.925

δ = 1.0

0.4 vs 1.4

0.4 vs 1.4

0.4 vs 1.4

0.4 vs 1.4

0.4 vs 1.4

0.965

δ = 1.0

0.6 vs 1.6

0.6 vs 1.6

0.6 vs 1.6

0.6 vs 1.6

0.6 vs 1.6

0.960

δ = 1.0

0.8 vs 1.8

0.8 vs 1.8

0.8 vs 1.8

0.8 vs 1.8

0.8 vs 1.8

0.935

δ = 1.0

1.0 vs 2.0

1.0 vs 2.0

1.0 vs 2.0

1.0 vs 2.0

1.0 vs 2.0

0.935