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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Soc Behav. 2010 Jun;51(2):200–214. doi: 10.1177/0022146510372347

Table 2.

Growth Curve Model of the Association of Gender and Generational Status with Percentile BMI

Model 1 Model 2

Baseline Growth Baseline Growth
Intercept 61.791 *** .087 *** 63.377 *** −.026 ***
Girl .113 −.025 *** .119 −.025 ***
Child of 1.0 generation 5.003 *** .038 * 2.559 * .053 *
    × Girl −2.745 * −.059 *** −2.748 * −.059 ***
Child of 1.5 generation 3.150 .021 2.578 .024
    × Girl −1.994 −.042 −1.887 −.042
English proficiency −1.721 *** .011
(Reference = White)
Black 1.461 * .036 *** 1.927 ** .034 ***
Hispanic 3.437 *** .011 3.329 *** .012
Asian −6.967 *** .009 −6.528 *** .006
Health −.093 −.099
Mother’s employment .903 *** .916 ***
Socioeconomic status −.386 −.039 *** −.289 −.039 ***
Birth weight 1.986 *** −.009 *** 1.988 *** −.041 ***
Two-parent family −.571 −.571
Mother’s age −.033 −.032
Number of siblings −.726 *** −.787 ***

p < .10

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001

99,050 person-year records