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

Table 3.

Linear regressions between neighborhoodstress and body mass index in US youth

Coefficient Std. Err. [95% Conf. Interval] p

Model 1

Neighborhood Stress 0.620 0.040 0.542 0.697 < 0.001

Model 2          

Age 0.670 0.079 0.515 0.826 < 0.001

Male -0.181 0.080 -0.338 -0.024 0.024

Total Family Income -0.272 0.023 -0.316 -0.227 < 0.001

Married household -0.488 0.108 -0.698 -0.277 < 0.001

Physical Activity -0.042 0.018 -0.076 -0.007 0.017

Neighborhood Income / 50000 -0.472 0.107 -0.681 -0.263 < 0.001

Neighborhood Stress 0.078 0.047 -0.015 0.170 0.099

Black 1.010 0.113 0.789 1.232 < 0.001

Model 3          

Age 0.670 0.079 0.514 0.825 < 0.001

Male -0.175 0.080 -0.332 -0.017 0.029

Total Family Income -0.272 0.023 -0.316 -0.228 < 0.001

Married household -0.492 0.108 -0.703 -0.281 < 0.001

Physical Activity -0.041 0.018 -0.076 -0.007 0.019

Neighborhood Income / 50000 -0.481 0.107 -0.690 -0.272 < 0.001

Neighborhood Stress 0.145 0.056 0.035 0.255 0.010

Black 1.494 0.246 1.011 1.976 < 0.001

Neighborhood Stress x Black -0.207 0.094 -0.390 -0.023 0.027