Are changes in depressive symptoms, general health and residential area socio-economic status associated with trajectories of waist circumference and body mass index?
Fig 1
Full path diagram of the growth curve model for waist circumference.
This path diagram illustrates the conceptual model of waist circumference trajectories as predicted by general health (GH) and Relative Location Factor (RLF) trajectories adjusting for various covariates. Subscripts 1 to 3 indicate measurements taken at waves 1 to 3; t1 to t3 represent unequal observation times; GH: General Health; RLF: Relative Location Factor; IRSD: Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage; POS: Public Open Space (# active parks); RFEI: Retail Food Environment Index. A path diagram model for predicting BMI trajectories can be done similarly.