Table 4.
Results of Fitting a Taxonomy of Multilevel Models for BMI Change to the ECLS-K Data (N = 9041).
| Model A | Model B | Model C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Effects | |||||
| Initial Status at Fall K, π0i | Intercept, β00 | 16.263*** | 16.275*** | 16.355*** | |
| Family Structure | 1Parent, β01 | −0.003 | 0.161 | ||
| School Moves | 1TimeMove, β02 | 0.019 | −0.008 | ||
| 2TimeMove, β03 | 0.177 | 0.188 | |||
| Gender | Female, β04 | −0.111 | −0.108 | ||
| Race | Black, β05 | 0.189 | 0.382* | ||
| Hispanic, β06 | 0.588*** | 0.591*** | |||
| Asian, β07 | 0.080 | −0.126 | |||
| Other, β08 | 0.382∼ | 0.409∼ | |||
| SES | SES, β09 | −0.169*** | −0.153** | ||
| Gender x Family Structure | Female x 1Parent, β010 | −0.023 | |||
| Gender x School Moves | Female x 1TimeMove, β011 | 0.151 | |||
| Female x 2TimeMove, β012 | −0.599* | ||||
| Gender x Race | Female x Black, β013 | 0.454∼ | |||
| Female x Hispanic, β014 | −0.248 | ||||
| Female x Asian, β015 | −0.050 | ||||
| Female x Other, β016 | −0.022 | ||||
| Gender x SES | Female x SES, β017 | 0.004 | |||
| Race x Family Structure | Black x 1Parent, β018 | −0.622* | |||
| Hispanic x 1Parent, β019 | 0.004 | ||||
| Asian x 1Parent, β020 | −0.515 | ||||
| Other x 1Parent, β021 | 0.004 | ||||
| Race x School Moves | Black x 1TimeMove, β022 | 0.205 | |||
| Hispanic x 1TimeMove, β023 | 0.283 | ||||
| Asian x 1TimeMove, β024 | 0.379 | ||||
| Other x 1TimeMove, β025 | 0.665 | ||||
| Black x 2TimeMove, β026 | −0.949** | ||||
| Hispanic x 2TimeMove, β027 | 0.076 | ||||
| Asian x 2TimeMove, β028 | −1.336** | ||||
| Other x 2TimeMove, β029 | −0.299 | ||||
| Race x SES | Black x SES, β030 | −0.008 | |||
| Hispanic x SES, β031 | 0.123 | ||||
| Asian x SES, β032 | 0.245 | ||||
| Other x SES, β033 | 0.149 | ||||
| SES x Family Structure | SES x 1Parent, β034 | 0.354** | |||
| SES x School Moves | SES x 1TimeMove, β035 | 0.093 | |||
| SES x 2TimeMove, β036 | −0.039 | ||||
| Family Structure x School Moves | 1Parent x 1TimeMove, β037 | −0.338∼ | |||
| 1Parent x 2TimeMove, β038 | 0.199 | ||||
| Age at Fall K | Age at Fall Kindergarten, β039 | 0.023* | 0.024** | ||
| Birth Weight |
Birth Weight, β040 |
0.021*** |
0.020*** |
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| Linear Rate of Change at Fall K, π1i | Intercept, β10 | 0.370*** | 0.370*** | 0.378*** | |
| Family Structure | 1Parent, β11 | 0.056 | 0.055 | ||
| School Moves | 1TimeMove, β12 | −0.027 | −0.036 | ||
| 2TimeMove, β13 | −0.182* | −0.167* | |||
| Gender | Female, β14 | 0.058 | 0.059 | ||
| Race | Black, β15 | 0.092 | 0.175∼ | ||
| Hispanic, β16 | 0.231*** | 0.199** | |||
| Asian, β17 | 0.116 | 0.132∼ | |||
| Other, β18 | 0.151 | 0.165 | |||
| SES | SES, β19 | −0.070* | −0.068* | ||
| Gender x Family Structure | Female x 1Parent, β110 | −0.373* | |||
| Gender x School Moves | Female x 1TimeMove, β111 | −0.008 | |||
| Female x 2TimeMove, β112 | −0.078 | ||||
| Gender x Race | Female x Black, β113 | 0.183* | |||
| Female x Hispanic, β114 | −0.088 | ||||
| Female x Asian, β115 | −0.366* | ||||
| Female x Other, β116 | −0.046 | ||||
| Gender x SES | Female x SES, β117 | −0.035 | |||
| Race x Family Structure | Black x 1Parent, β118 | −0.089 | |||
| Hispanic x 1Parent, β119 | −0.097 | ||||
| Asian x 1Parent, β120 | 0.026 | ||||
| Other x 1Parent, β121 | 0.128 | ||||
| Race x School Moves | Black x 1TimeMove, β122 | 0.023 | |||
| Hispanic x 1TimeMove, β123 | 0.089 | ||||
| Asian x 1TimeMove, β124 | 0.008 | ||||
| Other x 1TimeMove, β125 | 0.168 | ||||
| Black x 2TimeMove, β126 | −0.314** | ||||
| Hispanic x 2TimeMove, β127 | 0.019 | ||||
| Asian x 2TimeMove, β128 | −0.177∼ | ||||
| Other x 2TimeMove, β129 | −0.165 | ||||
| Race x SES | Black x SES, β130 | 0.153∼ | |||
| Hispanic x SES, β131 | −0.049 | ||||
| Asian x SES, β132 | 0.040 | ||||
| Other x SES, β133 | 0.060 | ||||
| SES x Family Structure | SES x 1Parent, β134 | −0.035 | |||
| SES x School Moves | SES x 1TimeMove, β135 | −0.010 | |||
| SES x 2TimeMove, β136 | −0.048 | ||||
| Family Structure x School Moves | 1Parent x 1TimeMove, β137 | 0.019 | |||
| 1Parent x 2TimeMove, β138 | 0.051 | ||||
| Age at Fall K | Age at Fall Kindergarten, β139 | 0.024** | 0.025*** | ||
| Birth Weight |
Birth Weight, β140 |
0.003* |
0.002* |
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| Quadratic Rate of Change, π2i | Intercept, β20 | 0.076*** | 0.077*** | 0.079*** | |
| Family Structure | 1Parent, β21 | −0.004 | −0.001 | ||
| School Moves | 1TimeMove, β22 | 0.003 | 0.004 | ||
| 2TimeMove, β23 | 0.032* | 0.030* | |||
| Gender | Female, β24 | −0.005 | −0.005 | ||
| Race | Black, β25 | 0.007 | −0.001 | ||
| Hispanic, β26 | −0.019 | −0.010 | |||
| Asian, β27 | −0.030* | −0.032** | |||
| Other, β28 | −0.002 | −0.005 | |||
| SES | SES, β29 | −0.003 | −0.003 | ||
| Gender x Race | Female x Black, β210 | 0.005 | |||
| Female x Hispanic, β211 | 0.008 | ||||
| Female x Asian, β212 | 0.034 | ||||
| Female x Other, β213 | 0.008 | ||||
| Gender x Family Structure | Female x 1Parent, β214 | 0.066* | |||
| Race x SES | Black x SES, β215 | −0.015 | |||
| Hispanic x SES, β216 | 0.024∼ | ||||
| Asian x SES, β217 | −0.002 | ||||
| Other x SES, β218 | −0.011 | ||||
| SES x Family Structure | SES x 1Parent, β219 | 0.015 | |||
| SES x School Moves | SES x 1TimeMove, β220 | 0.012 | |||
| SES x 2TimeMove, β221 | 0.007 | ||||
| Age at Fall K | Age at Fall Kindergarten, β222 | −0.003** | −0.003** | ||
| Birth Weight |
Birth Weight, β223 |
−7.9 × 10−5 |
−3.8 × 10−5 |
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| Random Effects | |||||
| Level 1 | Temporal variation, eti | 0.920 | 0.920 | 0.919 | |
| Level 2 | Initial Status at Fall K, r0i | 3.801*** | 3.523*** | 3.437*** | |
| Linear Rate of Change, r1i | 0.654*** | 0.622*** | 0.609*** | ||
| Quadratic Rate of Change, r2i | 0.0142*** | 0.0138*** | 0.0135*** | ||
Note. ∼p < 0.10; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.