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From: Which aspects of education are health protective? a life course examination of early education and adulthood cardiometabolic health in the 30-year study of early child care and Youth Development (SECCYD)

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Results are reported from separate regression models adjusted for socio-demographics, family income-to-needs ratio, and child BMI percentile. The solid arrows represent direct effects between the indicated early educational indicator (student social skills) and the adult CMR composite. The dotted arrows represent the indirect (mediated) effects of this indicator on the adult CMR composite via adult SES (education, income) and adult health behaviors (diet quality, activity level, sleep duration, and smoking status). Results suggest protective effects of student social skills on reduced risk for adult cardiometabolic risk are partially attributable to adult SES (greater income) and adult health behaviors (better diet quality)

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