Table 3 Results for longitudinal models assessing the influence of neighbourhood and family characteristics on BMI percentile among children aged 2–3 in the NLSCY*
Parameter | Model C | Model D | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
Initial Status | π 0i | ||||
Intercept | β 00 | 71.05 | 67.1 to 74.99 | 70.58 | 65.82 to 75.34 |
Female | β 01 | -1.52 | -3.53 to 0.49 | 1.82 | -0.9 to 4.55 |
Age 2 in 1994 | β 02 | -2.34 | -4.35 to -0.33 | -2.87 | -5.6 to -0.13 |
Child living in an intact family, 1994 | β 03 | -3.84 | -7.06 to -0.62 | -5.94 | -10.24 to -1.64 |
Income adequacy: low/low middle, 1994 | β 04 | 0.17 | -2.77 to 3.1 | 0.64 | -3.42 to 4.71 |
Income adequacy: high, 1994 | β 05 | 0.31 | -2.85 to 3.48 | 0.99 | -3.21 to 5.19 |
No high school certificate (PMK), 1994 | β 06 | 2.44 | -0.83 to 5.7 | 1.82 | -2.75 to 6.39 |
Postsecondary degree (PMK), 1994 | β 07 | -1.34 | -3.55 to 0.88 | -1.597 | -4.62 to 1.42 |
Neighbourhood: least poor | β 08 | 1.46 | -1.02 to 3.95 | ||
Neighbourhood: most poor | β 09 | 4.03 | 1.2 to 6.86 | ||
Neighbourhood: urban | β 010 | -3.51 | -5.55 to -1.46 | ||
Rate of Change | π 1i | ||||
Time | β 10 | -1.35 | -1.82 to -0.88 | -1.66 | -3.31 to 0 |
Female | β 11 | -1.75 | -2.69 to -0.82 | ||
Age 2 in 1994 | β 12 | 0.31 | -0.63 to 1.25 | ||
Child living in an intact family, 1994 | β 13 | 1.17 | -0.33 to 2.68 | ||
Income adequacy: low/low middle, 1994 | β 14 | -0.02 | -1.46 to 1.42 | ||
Income adequacy: high, 1994 | β 15 | -0.72 | -2.2 to 0.76 | ||
No high school certificate (PMK), 1994 | β 16 | 0.58 | -1.01 to 2.16 | ||
Postsecondary degree (PMK), 1994 | β 17 | 0.082 | -0.96 to 1.12 | ||
Neighbourhood: least poor | β 18 | ||||
Neighbourhood: most poor | β 19 | ||||
Neighbourhood: urban | β 110 | ||||
Random Effects | |||||
Level 2: Initial status |
| 120.12 | 100.51 to 139.74 | 120.6 | 101.18 to 140.01 |
Covariance | σ 01 | -2.12 | -7.28 to 3.04 | -1.36 | -6.41 to 3.69 |
Rate of change |
| 0.95 | -1.13 to 3.03 | 0.58 | -1.46 to 2.61 |
Level 1: Within person |
| 963.66 | 932.28 to 995.03 | 963.94 | 932.49 to 995.38 |
Goodness of Fit | |||||
-2 Log Likelihood | 88051.77 | 88048.71 | |||
Parameter | Model E | Model F | |||
Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
Initial Status | π 0i | ||||
Intercept | β 00 | 66.71 | 63.84 to 69.57 | 72.43 | 67.31 to 77.55 |
Female | β 01 | 1.96 | -0.78 to 4.69 | 1.89 | -0.83 to 4.61 |
Age 2 in 1994 | β 02 | -2.84 | -5.58 to -0.11 | -2.91 | -5.63 to -0.19 |
Child living in an intact family, 1994 | β 03 | -6.42 | -10.74 to -2.09 | ||
Income adequacy: low/low middle, 1994 | β 04 | 0.5 | -3.58 to 4.59 | ||
Income adequacy: high, 1994 | β 05 | 1.68 | -2.6 to 5.97 | ||
No high school certificate (PMK), 1994 | β 06 | 1.38 | -3.21 to 5.97 | ||
Postsecondary degree (PMK), 1994 | β 07 | -1.45 | -4.45 to 1.56 | ||
Neighbourhood: least poor | β 08 | 0.32 | -3.08 to 3.72 | 0.87 | -2.55 to 4.29 |
Neighbourhood: most poor | β 09 | 2.15 | -1.64 to 5.93 | 1.13 | -2.69 to 4.95 |
Neighbourhood: urban | β 010 | -3.45 | -6.2 to -0.69 | -3.57 | -6.38 to -0.76 |
Rate of Change | π 1i | ||||
Time | β 10 | -0.9 | -1.89 to 0.1 | -2.04 | -3.79 to -0.29 |
Female | β 11 | -1.72 | -2.65 to -0.78 | -1.73 | -2.66 to -0.8 |
Age 2 in 1994 | β 12 | 0.32 | -0.63 to 1.26 | 0.3 | -0.65 to 1.24 |
Child living in an intact family, 1994 | β 13 | -1.31 | -2.8 to 0.19 | ||
Income adequacy: low/low middle, 1994 | β 14 | -0.19 | -1.64 to 1.27 | ||
Income adequacy: high, 1994 | β 15 | -0.69 | -2.21 to 0.83 | ||
No high school certificate (PMK), 1994 | β 16 | 0.52 | -1.06 to 2.11 | ||
Postsecondary degree (PMK), 1994 | β 17 | 0.05 | -0.99 to 1.09 | ||
Neighbourhood: least poor | β 18 | 0.32 | -0.87 to 1.51 | 0.31 | -0.89 to 1.51 |
Neighbourhood: most poor | β 19 | 1.36 | 0.07 to 2.65 | 1.46 | 0.16 to 2.75 |
Neighbourhood: urban | β 110 | -0.12 | -1.07 to 0.83 | 0.02 | -0.96 to 0.99 |
Random Effects | |||||
Level 2: Initial status |
| 123.83 | 104.03 to 143.63 | 119.51 | 100.05 to 138.97 |
Covariance | σ 01 | -2.04 | -7.23 to 3.15 | -1.41 | -6.49 to 3.67 |
Rate of change |
| 0.65 | -1.41 to 2.71 | 0.49 | -1.54 to 2.52 |
Level 1: Within person |
| 962.57 | 931.29 to 993.85 | 962.85 | 931.53 to 994.17 |
Goodness of Fit | |||||
-2 Log Likelihood | 88054 | 88028.2 | |||