Table 4.
Effect of adolescent body weight on the physical limitations score from OLS regression models
| (standard error in parenthesis) | ||||
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| (1) Female n=2252 |
(2) Female n=2252 |
(3) Male n=1914 |
(4) Male n=1914 |
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| Underweight | −0.282 (0.126) ** | −0.201 (0.121) * | 0.030 (0.112) | 0.063 (0.111) |
| Risk of Overweight | 0.085 (0.082) | −0.054 (0.080) | 0.108 (0.071) | 0.040 (0.071) |
| Overweight | 0.574 (0.128) *** | 0.232 (0.125) * | 0.305 (0.101) *** | 0.147 (0.103) |
| Log Income (1957) | −0.022 (0.058) | −0.005 (0.056) | −0.019 (0.049) | −0.020 (0.049) |
| Grades 8–11 | −0.091 (0.102) | −0.093 (0.098) | −0.145 (0.086) * | −0.130 (0.085) |
| High School | −0.156 (0.113) | −0.138 (0.108) | −0.219 (0.095) ** | −0.196 (0.094) ** |
| Some College | −0.271 (0.133) ** | −0.141 (0.128) | −0.156 (0.113) | −0.106 (0.112) |
| Poor Child Health | 0.302 (0.097) *** | 0.319 (0.093) *** | 0.220 (0.088) ** | 0.247 (0.087) *** |
| Overweight Adult BMI | 0.359 (0.080) *** | 0.221 (0.079) *** | ||
| Obese Adult BMI | 1.377 (0.097) *** | 0.589 (0.093) *** | ||
| Underweight Adult BMI | 0.682 (0.368) * | |||
| Constant | 1.741 (0.498) *** | 1.240 (0.480) *** | 0.995 (0.421) ** | 0.748 (0.421) * |
| R-squared | 0.022 | 0.103 | 0.012 | 0.033 |
p<0.01,
p<0.05,
p<0.1
Reference groups = Normal weight in adolescence; Less than 8th grade education; Normal weight Adult BMI