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Table 3 Parameter Estimates for Covariates Influencing Family Lifestyle

From: Family lifestyle dynamics and childhood obesity: evidence from the millennium cohort study

 

Coefficient (Standard Error)

Independent Variable

Initial Family Lifestyle

Family Lifestyle

Age 3

Family Lifestyle

Age 5

Family Lifestyle

Age 7

 

α (Eq. 4)

Previous Latent Family Lifestyle, α

–

1.094*** (0.007)

1.094*** (0.007)

1.094*** (0.007)

 

β(Eqs. 3 and 4)

Currently High SES

0.028*** (0.008)

–

–

–

Currently Low SES

−0.072*** (0.008)

–

–

–

Maternal Education at Birth

0.013*** (0.003)

–

–

–

Single Parent

−0.044*** (0.010)

−0.002 (0.007)

− 0.003 (0.005)

−0.012** (0.005)

  1. This table shows the autoregressive parameter on lifestyle and the coefficients for independent variables directly influencing underlying family lifestyle. *p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001