Table 2.

Associations between lower maternal education and child BMI trajectory, N=2957

	Intercept (46 months)		Slope (46–94 months)
	β (SE)	p Value	β (SE)	p Value
Stage 1—not adjusted for maternal BMI	0.07 (0.08)	0.365	0.20 (0.05)	<0.001
Stage 2—adjusted for maternal BMI	0.03 (0.08)	0.749	0.17 (0.05)	0.001

Models adjust for child gender and exact age at BMI measurements, maternal minority ethnic status. Model fit statistics: comparative fit index 0.99, root mean square error of approximation 0.05. Figures show coefficients and SEs, and represent the effect of the slope index of inequality for maternal education, which compares lowest with highest education level.

BMI, body mass index.