Table 2.

Results of two part latent growth curve modelling demonstrating BMI z-score trajectory before and after moving to a higher or lower poverty neighborhood, for youth attending New York City schools from 2006/2007 through 2016/2017

Parameter	Moved to Higher Poverty Neighborhood				Moved to Lower Poverty Neighborhood
	Before Move		After Move		Before Move		After Move
	Mean	Variance	Mean	Variance	Mean	Variance	Mean	Variance
FEMALES
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.626***	1.092***			0.621***	1.089***
BMIz change (linear slope)	0.020***	0.076***	−0.038***	0.129***	0.010*	0.076***	−0.020**	0.127***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	− 0.001ns	0.001***	0.007***	0.007***	−0.002**	0.001***	0.002ns	0.007***
Young females (< 10 years)
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.646***	1.196***			0.635***	1.163***
BMIz change (linear slope)	0.077***	0.076***	−0.007ns	0.132***	0.067***	0.078***	0.001ns	0.133***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	0.006***	0.002***	0.005*	0.009***	0.006***	0.002***	0.001ns	0.007***
Middle childhood females (10 to < 13 years)
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.680***	1.001***			0.706***	0.977***
BMIz change (linear slope)	0.011ns	0.066***	−0.074***	0.093***	0.012 ns	0.069***	−0.053***	0.115***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	−0.005***	0.001***	0.004ns	0.004***	−0.004**	0.001***	0.000ns	0.006***
Adolescent females (≥13 years)
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.507***	0.996***			0.469***	1.062***
BMIz change (linear slope)	−0.078***	0.079***	−0.086***	0.194**	−0.101***	0.067***	−0.053*	0.207***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	−0.010***	0.002***	0.021*	0.018*	−0.014***	0.001***	0.010ns	0.022**
MALES
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.692***	1.174***			0.684***	1.182***
BMIz change (linear slope)	0.001ns	0.092***	−0.039***	0.157***	0.008ns	0.084***	−0.067***	0.146***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	−0.001ns	0.002***	−0.003ns	0.008***	−0.001ns	0.001***	0.004ns	0.008***
Young males (< 10 years)
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.797***	1.154***			0.783***	1.160***
BMIz change (linear slope)	0.073***	0.083***	−0.031**	0.131***	0.073***	0.089***	−0.054***	0.141***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	0.007***	0.002***	−0.002ns	0.007***	0.005**	0.002***	0.002ns	0.008***
Middle childhood males (10 to < 13 years)
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.691***	1.212***			0.651***	1.198***
BMIz change (linear slope)	−0.050***	0.092***	−0.045***	0.198***	−0.054***	0.074***	−0.066***	0.145***
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	−0.009***	0.002***	−0.008*	0.010***	−0.011***	0.001***	−0.001ns	0.007***
Adolescent males (≥13 years)
BMIz at time of move (intercept)	0.491***	1.102***			0.529***	1.156***
BMIz change (linear slope)	−0.076***	0.091***	−0.053**	0.118***	−0.050***	0.077***	−0.150***	0.200**
BMIz acceleration (quadratic slope)	−0.008***	0.002***	−0.017*	0.003ns	−0.004*	0.001***	0.024*	0.014ns

Note. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, ns = not statistically significant at p < 0.05 cutoff; BMIz = Body mass index z-score; The mean and variance parameters of the intercept are the same before and after move