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. 2018 Jan 23;13(1):e0191729. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191729

Table 2. Neighbourhood disadvantage and BMI for immigrant men and women, 2006–2014.

  Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c Model 4d
  Coeff 95% CI Coeff 95% CI Coeff 95% CI Coeff 95% CI
Men (n = 2,043 9,192 observations)  
Fixed effects  
    Intercept (se) 26.4 (0.189) 26.2 (0.215) 26.2 (0.242) 26.4 (0.253)
    Time (0 = 2006) 0.057 (0.04,0.08) 0.058 (0.04,0.08) 0.059 (0.04,0.08) 0.012 (-0.03,0.06)
Neighbourhood disadvantage  
    Quintile 5 (least disadvantage) Reference Reference Reference Reference
    Quintile 4 0.48 (-0.01,0.97) 0.55 (0.07,1.03) 0.55 (0.07,1.03) 0.18 (-0.36,0.73)
    Quintile 3 1.08 (0.57,1.59) 1.10 (0.59,1.60) 1.10 (0.59,1.62) 0.94 (0.36,1.53)
    Quintile 2 0.98 (0.45,1.49) 0.94 (0.43,1.45) 0.94 (0.41,1.47) 0.70 (0.11,1.30)
    Quintile 1 (most disadvantage) 0.65 (0.13,1.17) 0.63 (0.12,1.14) 0.62 (0.08,1.16) 0.42 (-0.18,1.02)
Interaction  
    Quintile 5*time Reference
    Quintile 4*time 0.09 (0.03,0.16)
    Quintile 3*time 0.04 (-0.02,0.11)
    Quintile 2*time 0.06 (-0.01,0.13)
    Quintile 1*time 0.05 (-0.02,0.12)
Women (n = 2,250 10,212 observations)                
Fixed effects  
    Intercept 24.2 (0.227) 24.7 (0.258) 24.4 (0.284) 24.5 (0.297)
    Time (0 = 2006) 0.076 (0.05,0.10) 0.077 (0.05,0.10) 0.079 (0.05,0.10) 0.062 (0.01,0.11)
Neighbourhood disadvantage  
    Quintile 5 (least disadvantage) Reference Reference Reference Reference
    Quintile 4 0.94 (0.35,1.53) 0.89 (0.32,1.46) 0.92 (0.35,1.79) 0.72 (0.08,1.36)
    Quintile 3 1.29 (0.69,1.89) 1.17 (0.59,1.75) 1.16 (0.57,1.75) 1.15 (0.49,1.81)
    Quintile 2 1.93 (1.31,2.55) 1.71 (1.11,2.31) 1.67 (1.05,2.29) 1.59 (0.89,2.27)
    Quintile 1 (most disadvantage) 2.31 (1.71,2.91) 2.14 (1.55,2.72) 2.08 (1.48,2.68) 2.01 (1.34,2.69)
Interaction  
    Quintile 5*time Reference
    Quintile 4*time 0.05 (-0.02,0.12)
    Quintile 3*time 0.00 (-0.07,0.08)
    Quintile 2*time 0.02 (-0.05,0.10)
    Quintile 1*time 0.01 (-0.06,0.09)

Abbreviations: Coeff, coefficient.

aModel 1: Neighbourhood disadvantage adjusted for baseline age, age squared and survey year.

bModel 2: Model 1 plus adjustment for ethnicity.

cModel 3: Model 2 plus adjustment for geographic remoteness, education, occupation, household income.

dModel 4: Model 3 plus interaction (neighbourhood disadvantage*year). Bold p<0.05.