Table 3.
Logistic Regression Models Predicting Overweight by Poverty and School Contexts (n = 18,924).
| Coefficient (Standard error) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Poverty Measures | |||
| Individual-Level Poverty (income-to-needs below 185%) | 0.078 (0.087) |
0.076 (0.087) |
0.068 (0.088) |
| School-Level Poverty (proportion income-to-needs below 185%) | 0.865*** (0.239) |
0.018 (0.139) |
0.141 (0.143) |
| School Weight Status (proportion overweight) | — | 5.060*** (0.286) |
4.849*** (0.312) |
| School Resource Factors | |||
| Proportion in school involved in athletics | — | — | 0.270 (0.197) |
| Number of days per week students attend physical education | — | — | −0.003 (0.016) |
| Presence of weight loss program at school | — | — | −0.004 (0.050) |
| School Stress Environment Factors | |||
| School connectedness | — | — | 0.045 (0.065) |
| Degree to which students feel they fit in at school | — | — | 0.147 (0.098) |
| Degree to which students feel attached to teachers at school | — | — | −0.017 (0.100) |
| Violence at school | — | — | −0.189* (0.087) |
| Truancy at school | — | — | 0.458* (0.162) |
Note. All models are multilevel models with individual and school weights applied, control for individual and school-level covariates, and adjust for missing data. With the exception of the individual level of poverty, all variables shown above measured at the school level.
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