Appendix.

Estimated coefficients from unadjusted multilevel random intercept regression models predicting weight change (in kilograms) per year [N=975]

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6	Model 7
Population density (ln)	0.03 [−0.04, 0.09]
Percent foreign born		0.46* [0.00, 0.91]
Racial/ethnic composition (Ref = Predominantly white)
High Asian/Pacific Islander			0.15 [−0.11, 0.41]
Hispanic and black			0.18 [−0.08, 0.44]
Predominantly Hispanic			0.19* [0.00, 0.38]
White and other group			0.06 [−0.17, 0.29]
Socioeconomic disadvantage index				0.64* [0.12, 1.16]
Collective efficacy (Ref = Low)
Medium					−0.22** [−0.38, −0.05]
High					−0.22** [−0.38, −0.05]
Theft/vandalism						−0.03 [−0.39, 0.33]
Safe in dark						−0.30* [−0.54, −0.05]
Mean BMI at wave 1							−0.04* [−0.08, −0.00]

Source: L.A. FANS waves 1 and 2, 2000 Census, and 2005–2009 ACS estimates. 95% confidence intervals are reported in brackets. In dividual coefficients are statistically significant at the **1%, *5%, † 10% level.