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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2017 Apr 18;61(2):163–170. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.02.005

Table 3.

Regression of Waist Circumference (cm) at Wave IV (2008–2009) based on latent class analysis smoking trajectory (n=13242)*

Full Multivariate Model Male Female

β* (95% Confidence Interval)* β* (95% Confidence Interval)* β* (95% Confidence Interval)*
Smoking trajectory
 Nonsmokers Reference Reference Reference
 Early establishers −2.20*** (−3.05, −1.36) −2.35*** (−3.55, −1.17) −2.13*** (−3.31, −0.94)
 Late establishers −1.08* (−2.06, −0.10) −1.67** (−2.73, −0.61) 0.05 (−1.66, −0.77)
 Former smoker −1.05* (−1.85, −0.24) −0.94 (−2.25, 0.37) −1.04 (−2.16, 0.08)

BMI (Wave I) 2.32*** (2.23, 2.41) 2.13*** (2.02, 2.24) 2.53*** (2.41, 2.66)

Sex
 Female Reference --- --- --- --- ---
 Male 2.50*** (1.79, 3.20) --- --- --- ---

Age (Wave IV) −0.56*** (−0.76, −0.36) −0.62*** (−0.86, −0.37) −0.48** (−0.79, −0.17)

Race/Ethnicity
 White Reference --- Reference --- Reference ---
 Black/African American −1.02* (−2.00, −0.04) −1.83** (−3.20, −0.47) −0.31 (−1.73, 1.11)
 Hispanic/Latino −1.30* (−2.34, −0.25) 0.07 (−1.29, 1.43) −2.87** (−4.67, −1.29)
 Asian −4.57*** (−6.06, −3.07) −4.41*** (−6.27, −2.54) −4.58*** (−6.69, −2.48)
 Other −1.74 (−4.18, 0.70) 0.62 (−3.03, 4.28) −3.74** (−6.30, −1.19)

Parental income (Wave I)
 Household income less than $25,000 Reference --- Reference --- Reference ---
 $25,000 to less than $50,000 −0.27 (−1.30, 0.75) −0.88 (−2.25, 0.48) 0.76 (−0.67, 2.19)
 $50,000 to less than $75,000 −1.11* (−2.11, −0.11) −0.80 (−2.08, 0.48) −1.38 (−3.01, 0.25)
 More than $75,000 −0.69 (−1.87, 0.49) −0.11 (−1.75, 1.52) −1.26 (−3.08, 0.56)

Young adult educational attainment (Wave IV)
 Less than high school Reference --- Reference --- Reference ---
 High School 0.62 (−0.68, 1.91) −0.01 (−1.57, 1.56) 1.49 (−0.77, 3.75)
 Some college/technical school 0.50 (−0.69, 1.68) 0.87 (−0.61, 2.34) −0.46 (−2.42, 1.49)
 College −2.78*** (−4.09, −1.47) −1.44 (−3.09, 0.22) −4.67*** (−6.75, −2.59)
 Grad/professional school −3.83*** (−5.24, −2.42) −1.71 (−3.66, 0.24) −5.87*** (−7.98, −3.77)
*

Adjusted models controlling for age, race/ethnicity, parental income, and adolescent BMI at Wave I and educational status at Wave IV. The full multivariate model also controls for sex. Excludes women who are pregnant at Wave IV and individuals on active military duty at Wave IV.

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001