Table 4.
Full mixed-effects linear regression of factors associated with BMI trajectory levels
| Full model | BMI trajectory levels |
|
|---|---|---|
| Est | SE | |
| Age | 0.008* | 0.001 |
| Male | Reference | |
| Female | –0.192* | 0.050 |
| White | Reference | |
| Black | 0.247* | 0.081 |
| Hispanic | 0.402* | 0.076 |
| Asian | –0.34* | 0.100 |
| Other | 0.307* | 0.089 |
| Birth weight normal | Reference | |
| Birth weight mod low | –0.705* | 0.071 |
| Birthweightverylow | –1.093* | 0.088 |
| Single-parent household | Reference | |
| Dual parent household | –0.120* | 0.053 |
| Over FPL | Reference | |
| Under FPL | –0.035 | 0.048 |
| Mother's education < high school | Reference | |
| Mother's education: high school | –0.073 | 0.054 |
| Mother's education: college | –0.187* | 0.061 |
| Mother's education: ≥bachelor | –0.251* | 0.071 |
| Mother's acculturation | ||
| Number of years in USA | –0.002 | 0.003 |
| Never breastfed | Reference | |
| Ever breastfed | –0.225* | 0.058 |
| No soda | Reference | |
| Any soda | 0.138* | 0.037 |
| No Juice | Reference | |
| Any juice | –0.101 | 0.053 |
| No fast food | Reference | |
| Any fast food | 0.103* | 0.035 |
| No fruit 7 times/week | Reference | |
| Fruit 7 times/week | –0.007 | 0.037 |
| No vegetables 7 times/week | Reference | |
| Vegetables 7 times/week | 0.006 | 0.037 |
| Intercept | 16.638* | 0.161 |
*
P value less than 0.05
*
P value less than 0.01