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TABLE 4.

Parameter Estimates of Dual Latent Growth Models of Depressive Symptomatology and Waist Circumference, by Selected Respondent Characteristics: CARDIA Study; Birmingham, AL; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA; 1985–2006

	Slope of Waist Regressed on Intercept of Depression b (SE)	Slope of Depression Regressed on Intercept of Waist b (SE)
Full sample	0.05^** (0.02)	0.00 (0.01)
Gender
Women	0.03 (0.02)	0.01 (0.01)
Men	0.06^** (0.02)	0.00 (0.01)
Race/ethnicity
Black	0.03 (0.02)	0.01 (0.01)
White	0.07^*** (0.02)	-0.01 (0.01)
Education
≤12 y	0.03 (0.02)	0.01 (0.01)
>12 y	0.06^*** (0.02)	0.00 (0.01)

Note. The total sample was N = 4643. Models controlled for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education at year 5 and smoking and for alcohol use at years 5, 10, 15, and 20.

*P < .05

^**

P < .01

^***

P < .001