Table A (Posted as supplied by the authors]

Statistically significant (at 0.05 level) coefficients of linear mixed models for BMI and waist† (s.e.)
 

 

BMI

BMI-sd

Waist

Waist-sd

Constant (random ijk)

17.94 (0.132)

0.355 (0.043)

65.262 (0.435)

0.628 (0.051)

Year (random jk)

0.726 (0.015)

0.024 (0.004)

2.313 (0.090)

0.049 (0.009)

Gender(F versus M)

1.042 (0.112)

ns

-1.078 (0.318)

0.386 (0.038)

Ethnic(Black versus White)

0.554 (0.135)

0.148 (0.042)

0.827 (0.321)

0.110 (0.037)

Ethnic(Asian versus White)

ns

-0.151 (0.051)

ns

-0.135 (0.045)

SES

0.126 (0.040)

0.035 (0.013)

0.267 (0.103)

0.029 (0.012)

Gender(F)*ethnic(Black)

0.928 (0.272)

0.220 (0.083)

2.138 (0.638)

0.253 (0.074)

Gender(F)*ethnic(Asian)

-0.786 (0.336)

-0.227 (0.102)

-2.279 (0.780)

-0.278 (0.90)

Gender(F)*SES

ns

ns

ns

ns

Ethnic(Black)*SES

ns

ns

ns

ns

Ethnic(Asian)*SES

ns

ns

-0.664 (0.269)

-0.066 (0.031)

Year*gender(F)

ns

ns

-0.992 (0.082)

0.049 (0.012)

Year*ethnic(Black)

ns

ns

-0.266 (0.077)

-0.034 (0.009)

Year*ethnic(Asian)

ns

ns

ns

ns

Year*SES

ns

ns

ns

ns


† main effects not adjusted for interactions, otherwise all effects mutually adjusted.




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