Table 4.
HLM Coefficients and Variance Estimates of Intercept, Linear, and Quadratic Equations Predicting BMI From Age in Decades
Component | HLM Estimates |
---|---|
σ2: Residual within-subject variance | 1.51 (.03)** |
Intercept | |
γ00: Mean | 28.07 (.74)** |
u0: Variance | 20.92 (.10)** |
Linear Slope | |
γ 10: Mean | 1.33 (.25)** |
u 1: Variance | 1.45 (.03)** |
Quadratic Slope | |
γ20: Mean | −.015 (.00)** |
Note. N = 1,988. Standard errors are shown in parenthesis. HLM = hierarchical linear modeling; BMI = Body Mass Index.
p < .01.