Table 4.
MNAR-Based Effects of Life-Course SES on Trajectory of BMI for Women (n = 1,205) and Men (n = 1,140)
| Women | Men | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete cases | Neighboring cases | Weighted cases | Complete cases | Neighboring cases | Weighted cases | |||||||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Predictors of BMI intercept | ||||||||||||
| Childhood SES | −0.74***a (0.16) | −0.57*** (0.19) | −0.74***a (0.16) | −0.57*** (0.19) | −0.74***a (0.16) | −0.57*** (0.19) | −0.44***a (0.11) | −0.41** (0.11) | −0.44***a (0.11) | −0.41** (0.11) | −0.44***a (0.11) | −0.41** (0.11) |
| Adult SES | −1.19***a (0.25) | −1.19***a (0.25) | −1.19***a (0.25) | −0.46*a (0.22) | −0.46*a (0.22) | −0.46*a (0.22) | ||||||
| Predictors of BMI slope | ||||||||||||
| Childhood SES | −0.40** (0.13) | −0.38** (0.14) | −0.43** (0.15) | −0.37* (0.18) | −0.42** (0.15) | −0.37* (0.18) | −0.21** (0.09) | −0.17* (0.09) | −0.23* (0.11) | −0.18 (0.11) | −0.24* (0.11) | −0.18 (0.13) |
| Adult SES | −0.17 (0.22) | −0.17 (0.34) | −0.15 (0.26) | −0.24 (0.16) | −0.28 (0.19) | −0.28 (0.19) |
Notes: BMI = body mass index; MNAR = missing not at random; SES = socioeconomic status. Controls: age, race/ethnicity, body weight at age 21, number of children.
aSignificant gender differences in the effects of childhood SES (p < .05).
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.