...was mediated through.... med.

[KristinaD]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести.

Слово встречается в следующем контексте:

To examine whether the increased rate of habitual smoking among the siblings of alcoholic probands was mediated through an increased rate of alcohol dependence among those siblings themselves, the investigators examined the smoking rates of alcohol-dependent and non-alcohol-dependent siblings of alcoholics.

Заранее спасибо

[PicaPica]

...был связан с...

[gost]

Это "был опосредован" - если дословно.