Table 4.

Multilevel Regression Coefficients and Z-Values for Predictors of BMI: By Gender and World Region

Predictors	Males West		Females West		Males Other		Females Other
Age (Decades)	2.669	***	3.070	***	2.008	***	3.546	***
	9.42		10.02		8.12		13.70
Age2	−0.235	***	−0.261	***	−0.180	***	−0.291	***
	−8.73		−8.99		−7.50		−11.5
Education	−0.120	*	−0.215	***	0.016		−0.126	*
	−2.28		−3.49		0.33		−2.41
Married	0.129		0.064		0.702	***	0.207
	0.91		0.42		5.39		1.59
Urban	−0.154	**	−0.070		−0.058		−0.040
	−2.77		−1.13		−1.09		−0.70
Employed-School	−0.396	*	−0.354	*	0.101		−0.271	*
	−2.04		−1.98		0.63		−2.01
Subjective Status	−0.104	*	−0.197	***	0.019		0.022
	−2.44		−4.16		0.58		0.62
Cultural	−0.226	*	−0.350	**	0.059		−0.344	***
	−2.41		−3.22		0.82		−4.56
Physical	−0.305	***	−0.761	***	0.042		−0.018
	−3.69		−8.47		0.66		−0.27
Socializing	0.149		0.318	***	0.050		−0.004
	1.91		3.56		0.89		−0.07
Handicraft	−0.137		0.123		−0.091		0.296	***
	−1.84		1.52		−1.36		4.79
TV/Music	0.125		0.348	***	0.133	*	0.145	*
	1.64		4.02		2.23		2.34
Constant	21.239		19.307		20.080		15.616	***
Variance Component
Intercept	0.403		0.925		2.025		1.861
N Individuals	3423		3974		4461		5491
N Nations	7		7		10		10