Transitions among BMI States: A Test of Competing Hypotheses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Hypotheses
3. Method
3.1. Sample
3.2. Measures
3.3. Analytic Strategy
4. Results
4.1. Asset and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Cohort
4.2. Children of Depression (CODA) Cohort
4.3. The Original HRS Cohort
4.3.1. War Baby (WB) Cohort
4.3.2. Early Baby Boomer (EBB) Cohort
4.3.3. Mid Baby Boomer (MBB) Cohort
5. Conclusions
6. Potential Limitations
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Variables | AHEAD (1890–1923) | CODA (1924–1930) | HRS (1931–1941) |
Race/Ethnicity | 0.243% | 1.426% | 1.494% |
Gender | 0.000% | 0.000% | 0.000% |
N | 7819 | 4277 | 10,645 |
Variables | WB (1942–1947) | EBB (1948–1953) | MBB (1954–1959) |
Race/Ethnicity | 1.374% | 2.183% | 3.541% |
Gender | 0.081% | 0.041% | 0.019% |
N | 3712 | 4901 | 5224 |
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Variables | Mean, Median, N or (Range) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Age | 76 (50 to 98) | ||
Race/Ethnicity/Gender | |||
White Male | 11,414 | ||
White Female | 13,641 | ||
Black Male | 2579 | ||
Black Female | 3715 | ||
Hispanic Male | 1725 | ||
Hispanic Female | 2115 | ||
Race | |||
White | 68.37% | ||
Black | 17.68% | ||
Hispanic | 11.08% | ||
Other | 2.87% | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 43.97% | ||
Female | 56.03% | ||
BMI | All | Male | Female |
1992 | 26.5 (12.8–102.7) | 26.6 (13.6–102.7) | 25.8 (12.8–60.6) |
1994 | 25.8 (12.6–92.2) | 26.1 (12.6–92.2) | 25.5 (12.8–74.5) |
1996 | 25.8 (10.8–75.5) | 26.4 (10.8–54.9) | 25.6 (11.9–75.5) |
1998 | 26.2 (9.6–74.5) | 26.6 (12.8–65.0) | 25.8 (9.6–74.5) |
2000 | 26.4 (11.5–75.5) | 26.6 (11.7–64.6) | 25.8 (11.5–75.5) |
2002 | 26.5 (9.5–70.9) | 26.6 (9.5–59.1) | 26.2 (11.1–70.9) |
2004 | 26.6 (9.6–71.3) | 26.9 (13.6–57.4) | 26.5 (9.6–71.3) |
2006 | 27.1 (10.6–82.7) | 27.2 (12.2–61.1) | 26.2 (10.6–82.7) |
2008 | 27.3 (10.6–74.4) | 27.3 (10.6–60.3) | 27.0 (10.9–74.4) |
2010 | 27.5 (7.0–79.1) | 27.6 (7.0–60.8) | 27.4 (9.3–79.1) |
2012 | 27.5 (8.9–83.0) | 27.6 (9.4–59.2) | 27.5 (8.9–83.0) |
2014 | 27.5 (11.0–76.6) | 27.7 (12.2–62.2) | 27.5 (11.0–76.6) |
Variables | AHEAD | CODA | HRS | WB | EBB | MBB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 7846 | 4134 | 10,255 | 3557 | 4609 | 4788 |
Years born | (1890–1923) | (1924–1930) | (1931–1941) | (1942–1947) | (1948–1953) | (1954–1959) |
Ages observed | 91–109 | 84–90 | 73–83 | 67–72 | 61–66 | 55–60 |
Race | ||||||
White | 80.6% | 82.8% | 72.7% | 75.1% | 57.5% | 53.0% |
Black | 13.5% | 10.3% | 17.6% | 15.9% | 24.4% | 27.3% |
Hispanic | 5.9% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 18.1% | 19.7% |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 41.5% | 48.8% | 47.5% | 40.4% | 44.4% | 43.8% |
Female | 58.5% | 51.2% | 52.5% | 59.6% | 55.6% | 56.2% |
Education | ||||||
No schooling | 42.2% | 30.8% | 26.8% | 17.3% | 16.5% | 16.2% |
GED | 2.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
High school | 42.4% | 45.7% | 48.0% | 50.0% | 45.9% | 45.7% |
2-year college | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 8.6% |
4-year college | 6.7% | 10.0% | 9.5% | 12.5% | 15.0% | 14.8% |
Master’s degree | 3.0% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 6.6% |
Professional/terminal degree | 1.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
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