Table 3.

Influences of race/ethnicity and education attainment on group membership and developmental trajectories to become obese from 12 through 28 years of age during 1997–2008, United States

Group	Group membership				Likelihood trajectory
	White	Black	Hispanic	Highest degree	White	Black	Hispanic	Highest grade
Male (N = 1989)
OG1	−0.470	−0.036	0.025	−0.589**	−0.930*	−0.718	−0.814	0.401
OG2	0.003	−0.037	0.616	0.007	−0.949	−1.001	−1.188	−0.019
OG3	−0.353	−0.233	−0.530	−0.178	−1.442**	−2.271**	−1.695	0.051
OG4	−0.644*	−0.333	−0.246	−0.299	−0.540	−1.001*	0.254	0.167
OG5	−0.453	0.066	−0.483	−0.282	−0.854**	−0.701*	−0.530	0.033
OG6	ref	ref	ref	ref	0.161	1.019	1.419*	−0.068
Female (N = 2097)
OG1	0.227	3.624	0.840	−0.928**	−0.072	−0.565*	0.058	0.889**
OG2	−0.449	2.234	−0.222	−0.729**	−0.689	−1.176*	−0.540	0.096
OG3	−0.404	2.150	−0.897	−0.633**	−0.061	−0.960*	−0.192	−0.042
OG4	0.176	3.620	0.561	−0.520**	1.145	−0.781	0.474	−0.206
OG5	−0.738	2.332	−0.771	−0.932**	0.698	0.692	0.393	0.186
OG6	ref	ref	ref	ref	−3.511	−0.050	−3.039	−0.503

Notes:

^*P < 0.05

^**P < 0.01.

Data source: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 NLSY97, 1997–2008.

Abbreviations: OG, obesity risk group; ref, reference group.