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