Table 2.

Regression slopes for body mass index (BMI) and body circumferences vs. reported obesity status of the subject’s mother (kg/m² or cm per increment) and father (kg/m² or cm per increment) adjusted for age, education, and alcohol intake and stratified by walking distance for walkers surveyed in the United States in 2000.

	Dependent variable
	BMI (kg/m2)	Waist circumference (cm)	Chest circumference (cm)	Hip circumference (cm)
Mother’s contribution
Female walkers
<1.5 km/d	0.98±0.08§	1.82±0.21§	1.23±0.15§	2.25±0.20§
1.5–3 km/d	0.78±0.06§	1.47±0.17§	0.99±0.12§	1.46±0.16§
3–4.5 km/d	0.57±0.08§	0.95±0.20§	0.52±0.15‡	1.07±0.18§
≥4.5 km/d	0.58±0.07§	1.04±0.18§	0.52±0.13§	1.16±0.16§
Interaction	P<10−7	P<10−5	P<10−5	P<10−5
Male walkers
<1.5 km/d	0.91±0.14§	2.14±0.37§	1.96±0.37§
1.5–3 km/d	0.88±0.12§	1.80±0.32§	1.56±0.33§
3–4.5 km/d	0.60±0.15§	1.01±0.37†	1.80±0.39§
≥4.5 km/d	0.53±0.13§	0.84±0.33*	0.89±0.36†
Interaction	P=0.02	P=0.02	P=0.09
Father’s contribution
Female walkers
<1.5 km/d	1.04±0.09§	1.62±0.22§	1.25±0.16§	1.84±0.21§
1.5–3 km/d	0.82±0.07§	1.46±0.18§	1.18±0.13§	1.59±0.16§
3–4.5 km/d	0.72±0.08§	1.20±0.21§	0.82±0.16§	1.32±0.19§
≥4.5 km/d	0.72±0.07§	1.00±0.19§	0.60±0.14§	1.16±0.17§
Interaction	P<0.0001	P=0.002	P=0.0002	P=0.0002
Male walkers
<1.5 km/d	0.78±0.15§	1.88±0.39§	1.55±0.38§
1.5–3 km/d	0.63±0.13§	1.40±0.34§	1.19±0.35‡
3–4.5 km/d	0.31±0.16*	1.05±0.39§	1.20±0.43†
≥4.5 km/d	0.60±0.13§	1.47±0.34§	1.34±0.37‡
Interaction	P=0.07	P=0.36	P=0.71

Adjusted for age, education, and alcohol intake. Significance levels coded:

^*P<0.05,

^†P<0.01,

^‡P<0.001,

^§P<0.0001.