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. 2018 Jan;197:136–143. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.004

Table 3.

Model fit statistics from US data.

Model Current Smoking
Health Limitations
Poor Mental Health
BIC P-Value BIC P-Value BIC P-Value
Basica 6085.1 2945.5 8262.0b
Early life poverty 6079.6 0.039 2945.8 0.105 8267.0 0.251
Mid-childhood poverty 6084.3 0.082 2945.0 0.056 8270.9 0.972
Early adolescent poverty 6082.8 0.067 2942.2 0.034 8269.9 0.658
Early upward mobility 6090.1 0.308 2950.1 0.222 8269.9 0.637
Early downward mobility 6092.8 0.124 2949.6 0.257 8267.2 0.354
Late upward mobility 6092.8 0.688 2950.5 0.315 8269.5 0.620
Late downward mobility 6093.6 0.801 2952.4 0.435 8270.2 0.986
Cumulative poverty 6073.2 0.010 2936.6 0.014 8269.5 0.447
Persistent poverty 6074.6 0.010 2928.5b 0.002 8266.9 0.201
Any poverty 6089.7 0.356 2952.2 0.445 8270.5 0.782



Cumulative + Early life 6072.4b n/a
Cumulative poverty 0.009
Early Life poverty 0.009



Best Fitting Variables
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Early life poverty 1.14 1.03–1.25
Cumulative povertyc 1.14 1.03–1.25
Persistent poverty 1.98 1.30–3.03
a

Adjusted for gender, race, family structure at birth, year of birth, mother's education, maternal smoking prior to pregnancy, maternal mental health at birth, and whether mother was US or foreign born.

b

Best fitting model for this outcome.

c

OR indicates increase in risk associated with each period in which poverty was experienced.