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Biology — Causal DAG: Obesity & Heart Disease

Multiple mediators and confounders.

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Obesity and heart diseaseEObesityOHeart diseaseBHigh blood pressureCHigh cholesterolDDietADJUST FORAPhysical activityADJUST FORExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobservedIdentifiable — adjust for `Diet` + `Physical activity`.Adjust for `Diet` + `Physical activity` — a minimal sufficient set. Conditioning on those blocks every backdoor path from `Obesity` to `Heart disease`, and no pro…

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title "Obesity and heart disease"
exposure E "Obesity"
outcome O "Heart disease"
mediator B "High blood pressure"
mediator C "High cholesterol"
confounder D "Diet"
confounder A "Physical activity"
E -> B
E -> C
B -> O
C -> O
E -> O
D -> E
D -> O
A -> E
A -> O