Table 3.

Intertrajectory Differences in Probability of Elevated hs‐CRP (2–10 mg/L)

Strata	Trajectory	Trajectory Name	N	Predicted Probability CRP >2 (95% CI)	Overall P Valuea	Group Differencesb	Interaction P Valuec
Men, y
18 to <30	1	Initial weight loss	81	0.07 (0.04–0.15)	0.001	3 4	0.83
	2	Stable, low weight	545	0.11 (0.08–0.15)		3 4
	3	Steep weight gain	251	0.18 (0.13–0.25)		1 2
	4	Steepest weight gain	41	0.25 (0.14–0.42)		1 2
30 to <40	1	Initial weight loss	47	0.15 (0.07–0.28)	0.30	No group differences observed	0.18
	3	Stable low weight	307	0.17 (0.12–0.23)
	2	Stable weight gain	363	0.17 (0.12–0.23)
	4	Steep weight gain	120	0.23 (0.15–0.33)
	5	Steepest weight gain	15	0.35 (0.15–0.63)
40 to 66	1	Initial weight loss	27	0.19 (0.08–0.37)	0.71	No group differences observed	0.66
	2	Stable low weight	259	0.19 (0.14–0.26)
	3	Stable weight gain	390	0.18 (0.13–0.23)
	4	Steep weight gain	137	0.22 (0.15–0.30)
	5	Steepest weight gain	36	0.25 (0.13–0.42)
Women, y
18 to <30	1	Weight loss	87	0.03 (0.01–0.09)	<0.0001	2 3 4 5 6	0.43
	2	Maintenance	322	0.12 (0.08–0.17)		1 4 6
	3	Stable weight gain	344	0.14 (0.10–0.19)		1 6
	5	Weight gain and loss	43	0.13 (0.05–0.28)		1 6
	4	Steep weight gain	121	0.20 (0.13–0.30)		1 2 6
	6	Steepest weight gain	18	0.78 (0.53–0.92)		1 2 3 4 5
30 to <40	1	Weight loss	24	0.18 (0.07–0.37)	0.006		0.10
	2	Maintenance	153	0.11 (0.07–0.17)		4 6
	3	Stable weight gain	520	0.16 (0.12–0.19)		4 6
	4	Steep weight gain	311	0.23 (0.18–0.29)		2 3
	6	Steepest weight gain	39	0.32 (0.19–0.50)		2 3
	5	Weight gain and loss	22	0.16 (0.05–0.40)
40 to 66	1	Weight loss	38	0.21 (0.12–0.36)	0.0002	4	0.29
	2	Maintenance	439	0.19 (0.15–0.23)		3 4
	3	Stable weight gain	374	0.27 (0.23–0.32)		2 4
	4	Steepest weight gain	44	0.48 (0.33–0.63)		1 2 3

^aOverall test of trajectory significance in full models adjusted for baseline weight (quadratic), height (averaged across repeated measures), smoker status (ever/never) and current number of cigarettes (both for men only), and a random intercept for community.

^bNumbers indicate groups that were significantly different in pairwise comparison tests. For example, for men aged 18 to 30, group 1 differed significantly from groups 3 and 4.

^cLikelihood ratio test for interaction effects between baseline weight (measured linearly).