Table 3.
Effect of Lifecourse SEP Variables on BMI at Wave 1 and Change in BMI in Older Cohort -The Americans' Changing Lives Cohort 1986–2002(N=1621)
| Individual SEP models | Final Predictive model | |||
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| BMI at Wave 1 | Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI |
| Race | ||||
| Blacks | 2.68 | (2.12, 3.24) | 2.00 | (1.40, 2.59) |
| Whites | ||||
| Perceived Childhood Family Status | ||||
| Better off/average | 0.36 | (−0.36 1.08) | ||
| Worse | ||||
| Father's education | ||||
| >=12yrs | −1.50 | (−2.25, −0.76 | −0.78 | (−0.06,−1.50) |
| <12yrs | ||||
| Education | ||||
| >=12yrs | −2.17 | (−2.70,−1.64) | −1.08 | (−0.50,−1.65) |
| <12yrs | ||||
| Wave 1 income | −0.95 | (−1.25,−0.65) | ||
| Wave 1 Wealth | −0.60 | (−0.77,−0.44) | −0.26 | (−0.43,−0.08) |
| Wave 1 Financial Security | −0.76 | (−1.01 ,−0.50) | ||
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| Change in BMI/ year | ||||
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| Race | ||||
| Blacks | −0.42 | (−0.81,−0.03) | −0.27 | (−0.67, 0.13) |
| Whites | ||||
| Perceived Childhood Family Status | ||||
| Better off/average | 0.02 | (−0.45, 0.49) | ||
| Worse | ||||
| Father's education | ||||
| >=12yrs | 0.15 | (−0.25, 0.54) | ||
| <12yrs | ||||
| Education | ||||
| >=12yrs | 0.45 | (0.12, 0.78) | ||
| <12yrs | ||||
| Wave 1 Income | −0.16 | (−0.35, 0.16) | ||
| Change in Income | 0.00 | (−0.21, 0.20) | ||
| Wave 1 Wealth | 0.14 | (0.04, 0.24) | 0.12 | (0.03, 0.22) |
| Change in Wealth | 0.00 | (−0.07, 0.06) | ||
| Wave 1 Financial Security | 0.12 | (−0.08, 0.31) | ||
| Change in Financial Security | 0.02 | (−0.12, 0.15) | ||
*All models adjusted for age, age*time, height and parity
*All models use post-stratification weights to provide design based estimates