When Common Becomes Normal: Weaker Association Between Neighborhood Stress and Body Mass Index Among Black Adolescents Compared to White Adolescents

Table 1.

Descriptive Data Overall and by Race

  All White Black

  Mean SE 95% CI   Mean SE 95% CI   Mean SE 95% CI  

Baseline Neighborhood Stress* 2.06 0.01 2.04 2.08 1.92 0.01 1.90 1.93 2.58 0.02 2.54 2.63

Baseline Age (Year) 9.0 0.01 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.01 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.01 9.0 9.0

Baseline Total Family Income* (1-10) 7.32 0.02 7.27 7.36 7.86 0.02 7.82 7.91 5.36 0.06 5.25 5.47

Physical Activity* 3.57 0.02 3.52 3.61 3.68 0.03 3.63 3.73 3.16 0.05 3.06 3.26

Baseline Neighborhood Income / 5000* 0.73 0.00 0.72 0.74 0.82 0.00 0.81 0.83 0.43 0.01 0.41 0.45

Baseline Body Mass Index (BMI) * 18.70 0.04 18.62 18.78 18.22 0.04 18.14 18.31 20.39 0.11 20.17 20.62

  % SE 95% CI   % SE 95% CI   % SE 95% CI  

Race                        

     White 0.767 0.004 0.758 0.774                

     Black 0.233 0.004 0.226 0.242                

Sex                        

     Female 0.477 0.005 0.468 0.487 0.471 0.005 0.461 0.482 0.496 0.010 0.477 0.516

     Male 0.523 0.005 0.513 0.532 0.529 0.005 0.518 0.539 0.504 0.010 0.484 0.523

Baseline Household Structure*                        

     Not Married 0.320 0.004 0.311 0.329 0.215 0.005 0.206 0.224 0.665 0.009 0.646 0.683

     Married 0.680 0.004 0.671 0.689 0.785 0.005 0.776 0.794 0.335 0.009 0.317 0.354

* p < 0.05