Table 2.
Nonstandardized Path Coefficients for Direct, Indirect, and (where applicable) Total Effects of Height for Age z Score at 24 Months (z24) Th rough Adolescent Pre-pregnant BMI or Grades of Schooling Completed on Age at First Birth and Number of Children Born to Date (N = 224)
| Path and Dependent Outcomes | Predictor Variables | Direct Effect | Indirect Effect | Total Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Path 1: Adolescent Pre-pregnant BMI (kg/m2) | z24 | 0.38** (0.14) | ||
| Path 1: Grades of Schooling Completed | z24 | 0.41** (0.12) | ||
| Path 2: Age at First Birth (years) | Adolescent pre-pregnant BMI | −0.23* (0.10) | ||
| Grades of schooling completed | 0.36** (0.06) | |||
| Through adolescent pre-pregnant BMI (kg/m2) | z24 | −0.09 (0.05) | −0.32** (0.10) | |
| Through grades of schooling completed | z24 | 0.15** (0.05) | 0.51** (0.06) | |
| Path 3: Number of Children Born to Date | Age at first birth | −0.22** (0.02) | ||
| Adolescent pre-pregnant BMI | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.05* (0.02) | 0.07* (0.03) | |
| Grades of schooling completed | −0.10** (0.02) | −0.08** (0.01) | −0.18** (0.02) |
Notes: Numbers in parentheses are standard errors. For the path 1: pre-pregnant BMI outcome, the model is adjusted for the log of age when BMI was taken, village, and socioeconomic status in 1975. For the path 1: grades of schooling outcome, the model is adjusted for parental schooling, village, and socioeconomic status in 1975. For path 2, the model is adjusted for the log of age when BMI was taken. For path 3, the model is adjusted for the log of age at interview.
p < .05;
p < .01