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. 2017 Nov 22;14:E119. doi: 10.5888/pcd14.170143

Table 4. Adjusted Association of Allostatic Load Score with Neighborhood and Individual Variables at Baseline, Poisson Regression, Study of African American Women Participating in a Church-Based Diabetes Prevention Program on Weight Reduction (N = 220), Dallas, Texas, 2014–2016.

Variable β (SE) [P Value]
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Intercept −0.10 (0.23) [.67] −0.04 (0.33) [.89] −0.15 (0.31) [.62] −0.13 (0.34) [.70]
Neighborhood disadvantage
Most disadvantaged 0.24 (0.10) [.02] 0.21 (0.22) [.33] 0.25 (0.10) [.02] 0.22 (0.10) [.04]
Least disadvantaged 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Age, y 0.02 (0.004) [.001] 0.02 (0.004) [<.001] 0.01 (0.004) [.004] 0.01 (0.004) [.003]

Socioeconomic Mediators
Annual household income, $
<25,000 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
25,000–49,999 −0.15 (0.23) [.52] −0.13 (0.13) [.31]
50,000–74,999 −0.26 (0.24) [.29] −0.20 (0.15) [.18]
≥75,000 −0.29 (0.23) [.22] −0.22 (0.16) [.19]
Effect of interaction between neighborhood disadvantage and income
Least disadvantaged and <$25,000 1 [Reference]
Least disadvantaged and $25,000–$49,999 −0.03 (0.27) [.90]
Least disadvantaged and $50,000–$74,999 −0.02 (0.30) [.83]
Least disadvantaged and ≥ $75,000 −0.03 (0.30) [.92]
Education
≤High school 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Some college/technical degree 0.26 (0.14) [.08] 0.26 (0.15) [.08]
College degree 0.07 (0.15) [.66] 0.06 (0.15) [.70]

Health Behaviors and Perceived Stress Mediators
Alcohol consumption in past 30 days
Yes −0.23 (0.10) [.02] −0.20 (0.10) [.07]
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Physical activity
<150 min per week 0.12 (0.10) [.23] 0.11 (0.10) [.30]
≥150 min per week 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Smoking
Current/former −0.03 (0.12) [.83] −0.10 (0.13) [.46]
Never 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Perceived stress 0.01 (0.01) [.15] 0.01 (0.01) [.22]
σ2 0.04 (0.03) 0.04 (0.03) 0.04 (0.03) 0.04 (0.03)

Abbreviation: SE, standard error.