Table 2.

Prior Mean and Precision Parameters for the Association Between the Logit of the Proportion of Body Fat and Covariates, Estimated From Linear Regression Using Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005–2006

Covariate	Mean	Precision × 103
		Intercept	BMIa ÷ 10	Age ÷ 10	Male	Black Race	Other Race	Ever Smoked
Intercept	−1.65	93.38
BMIa÷ 10	0.37	267.44	797.22
Age ÷ 10	0.04	416.51	1,204.05	2,049.84
Male sex	−0.53	48.51	136.85	215.17	48.13
Black race/ethnicity	−0.09	22.26	66.10	101.53	11.29	22.29
Other race/ethnicity	0.03	27.82	79.12	118.23	14.65	0.01	27.66
Ever smoked cigarettes	−0.01	45.20	127.21	209.57	27.21	9.54	11.35	44.71
Residual error	0.03

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.

^a Weight (kg)//height (m)².