Table 3.

Multivariate linear regression analyses predicting waist-hip ratio and body mass index in relation to study variables (N = 210).

Outcome	Model	Predictor	b	Beta	Standard Error
Waist-Hip Ratio	M1a	Overall Adversity	.04**	.27**	.01
		Race	−.01	−.05	.01
		Gender	−.02	−.12	.01
	M2a	Overall Adversity	.03*	.20*	.01
		Race	−.01	−.07	.01
		Gender	−.02	−.09	.01
		Psychosocial Risk	.01	.17	.01
		Health Risk	.01	.06	.01
	M3a	Cumulative Adversity	.01*	.17*	.00
		Race	−.00	−.02	.01
		Gender	−.02	−.12	.01
	M4a	Cumulative Adversity	.00	.11	.00
		Race	−.01	−.05	.01
		Gender	−.01	−.08	.01
		Psychosocial Risk	.02*	.20*	.01
		Health Risk	.01	.06	.01
Body Mass Index	M1b	Overall Adversity	2.08*	.19*	.92
		Race	1.94	.13	1.07
		Gender	2.30*	.16*	1.04
	M2b	Overall Adversity	1.39	.13	.97
		Race	1.67	.11	1.07
		Gender	2.68*	.18*	1.06
		Psychosocial Risk	1.15	.16	.68
		Health Risk	.25	.03	.73
	M3b	Cumulative Adversity	.26	.10	.20
		Race	2.32*	.16*	1.08
		Gender	2.36*	.16*	1.06
	M4b	Cumulative Adversity	.10	.04	.21
		Race	1.94	.13	1.08
		Gender	2.82*	.19*	1.08*
		Psychosocial Risk	1.37	.19	.70
		Health Risk	.28	.04	.73

^***p < .001;

^**p < .01;

^*p < .05.

Note: Cumulative adversity = sum of unique adverse experiences; overall adversity = cumulative adversity X adversity severity X adversity chronicity. Race: 1 = Black/African American; 0 = White/European American. Gender: 1 = Female; 0 = Male. Psychosocial risk = sum of psychosocial risk factors (less than a Bachelors degree + unemployed + non-optimal social functioning); health risk = sum of health risk factors (any amount of smoking + non optimal drinking + poor diet + minimal exercise).