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Table 2 Findings from a multiple regression using a Random Intercept with Covariates model to allow for the nesting of children within families

From: Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007

Internalising Factor scores

Variable

Coefficient

95% CI

Obesity

.14

.09 to .18*

Age

.00

.00 to .01

Low Activity Levels

.07

.03 to .10*

Equivalised Family Income (per £10k)

-.03

-.04 to -.02*

Variance across families

.04

-

Residual individual variance

.08

-

ICC

.34

-

Externalising Factor scores

Variable

Coefficient

95% CI

Obesity

.19

.11 to .26*

Female gender

-.17

-.21 to -.13*

Equivalised Family Income (per £10k)

-.05

-.05 to -.04*

Variance across families

.06

-

Residual individual variance

.25

-

ICC

.20

-

  1. Note: CI = Confidence Intervals, ICC = Intraclass correlation for Factor Scores for children within the same household.*All sig at p < .001