Table 2 Results for initial longitudinal models assessing BMI percentile change among children aged 2–3 in the NLSCY*

π _0i

β ₀₀

62.16

61.14 to 63.18

64.84

63.5 to 66.17

π _1i

β ₁₀

-1.36

-1.83 to -0.89

${\sigma }_0^2$

119.60

106.66 to 132.53

124.72

105.03 to 144.42

σ ₀₁

-1.80

-7.07 to 3.48

${\sigma }_1^2$

0.94

-1.14 to 3.02

${\sigma }_{\epsilon }^2$

975.73

946.37 to 1005.09

964.62

933.18 to 996.06

88140.50

88102.66