Table 3 Racial differences in mean annual increases in waist circumference (WC) in adolescent girls age 11 - 19 y (n = 2378; 18134 subject-visits)
| Â | Model A | Model B | Model C | Model D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Model details (PROC MIXED) | Fixed effect of race | Fixed effect of race, allowing for vertical offset and change in WC slope at menarche | Fixed effect of race, adjusting for annual measures of BMI | Fixed effect of race, adjusting for annual measures of BMI, allowing for vertical offset and change in WC slope at menarche |
Annual increase in WC (cm), Whites (SE) | 1.36 (0.07) | 2.33 (0.08) | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.62 (0.03) |
Racial difference in annual increase in WC (Blacks - Whites) (SE) | 0.10 (0.04) p = 0.024 | 0.21 (0.04) p < 0.0001 | -0.15 (0.01) p < 0.0001 | -0.13 (0.01) p < 0.0001 |