Table 3.
Association between Adult BMI and Childhood and Adult SES and Personality
| Men (n = 1537) | Women (n =1455) | |||||
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| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Age† | 0.03** (0.01) | 0.04*** (0.01) | 0.04*** (0.01) | 0.06*** (0.01) | 0.06*** (0.01) | 0.07*** (0.01) |
| Black | 0.59 (0.63) | 0.48 (0.62) | 0.47 (0.61) | 3.79*** (0.77) | 3.74*** (0.78) | 3.54*** (0.79) |
| Other Race | 0.29 (0.65) | 0.46 (0.65) | 0.42 (0.65) | -0.33 (0.64) | -0.23 (0.64) | -0.30 (0.63) |
| Parental SEI | -0.38** (0.12) | -0.19 (0.13) | -0.17 (0.12) | -0.58*** (0.15) | -0.34* (0.17) | -0.34* (0.17) |
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| Adult SEI | -0.13 (0.13) | -0.11 (0.13) | -0.21 (0.21) | -0.19 (0.20) | ||
| Unemployed | -0.58 (0.44) | -0.69 (0.44) | 0.64 (0.48) | 0.48 (0.48) | ||
| Retired | -1.46*** (0.41) | -1.45*** (0.41) | -0.94 (0.62) | -1.11 (0.59) | ||
| High School Education | 0.54 (0.45) | 0.63 (0.45) | 0.39 (0.62) | 0.83 (0.62) | ||
| Some College Education | 0.34 (0.47) | 0.49 (0.47) | 0.25 (0.63) | 0.73 (0.64) | ||
| College or Greater Education | -0.46 (0.48) | -0.26 (0.49) | -0.42 (0.72) | 0.20 (0.74) | ||
| Married | 0.92*** (0.26) | 0.89*** (0.26) | 0.38 (0.36) | 0.40 (0.35) | ||
| 10Ks of Household Income | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) | -0.08** (0.03) | -0.07* (0.03) | ||
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| Neuroticism | -0.15 (0.12) | -0.15 (0.16) | ||||
| Extraversion | -0.06 (0.15) | -0.21 (0.21) | ||||
| Openness | -0.24 (0.15) | -0.08 (0.19) | ||||
| Agreeableness | 0.44*** (0.12) | 0.23 (0.25) | ||||
| Conscientiousness† | -0.32 (0.12) | -1.05*** (0.21) | ||||
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| Adjusted R2 | .0138 | .0373 | .0460 | .0521 | .0628 | .0855 |
Note: Linear regression coefficients (standard errors).
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001
†
Coefficient differs by gender, p < .05.
Personality and SEI scores standardized (Mean=0 SD=1). Model 1 = demographic factors and childhood SES only; Model 2 = Model 1 + adult SES; Model 3 = Model 2 + adult personality.