The internalizing x externalizing interaction factor was a statistically significant predictor of the intercept
for dichotomous variables when it was specified at W1, W2, W4, and W5, βs = − 11.80 to − 3.23, ps < 0.05, and the nature of this interaction was similar to that described in our main analysis with W3 specified as the intercept.
Group contrasts for continuous measures relied on unpaired t tests, uncorrected χ2
for dichotomous variables, and Fisher exact tests when expected cell frequencies were less than 5.
The baseline covariates serve as adjustment for potential differences between intervention and control families that resulted from nonrandom assignment at quasi-experimental sites or selective reporting of outcome data.29 Results of these adjusted analyses are reported as ORs
for dichotomous variables and as differences in means for continuous outcomes.
(Table 5) was
for the dichotomous variables.
Not exact matches
To facilitate presentation of the final model,
dichotomous variables were constructed
for these factors (ie, goal ≤ 26 weeks or > 26 weeks and maternal age ≤ 30 years or > 30 years).
where Yis alternatively represents an outcome — academic achievement, cognitive ability, and academic effort —
for the ith child and in school s. Asianis is a
dichotomous variable indicating that child i is Asian (vs. white).
For the first analysis seven
dichotomous variables (yes / no) were created to see if either the intervention or control identified any of the seven dental abnormalities.
To generate predicted probabilities, we held all
variables at their means (or modal values if
dichotomous) aside from the difference in readability score
variable, which we varied from -4 to 4 based on the spectrum of our data.102 The results
for the predicted probability that a moving party prevails on a motion
for summary judgment based on a given readability score are presented in Figure 1 below.103
Based on past work, 17,18 responses were assigned a score (0
for never or not in the past year, 1
for event occurred once, 2
for twice, 4
for 3 — 5 times, 8
for 6 — 10 times, 15
for 11 — 20 times, and 25
for > 20 times), and we created a
dichotomous variable considering domain scores in the top 10th percentile as high risk
for maltreatment.
The number of adverse childhood experiences was summed
for each respondent (range, 0 - 8); analyses were repeated with the summed score as an ordinal
variable (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or ≥ 5) or as 5
dichotomous variables (yes / no) with 0 experiences as the referent.
We include both African American and non-Hispanic Caucasian males in our analytical data set (we include a
dichotomous dummy
variable controlling
for race).
We created a
dichotomous variable for scores in the top 10th percentile versus lower.
Binary logistic regression was employed
for multivariable analysis, as the dependent
variable was
dichotomous.
Generalized regression models (logistic regression
for dichotomous outcomes, linear regression
for continuous outcomes) were used to estimate the overall adjusted effects of Healthy Steps.26, 27 These models included site
variables to account
for the fact that families within sites tend to respond more similarly than those at different sites.
The final model combined growth factors
for both
dichotomous and continuous
variables into a two - part model.
Non-linear slope factors
for the
dichotomous and continuous alcohol use
variables provided a good fit the data.
For the purpose of clinical interpretation, however, a dichotomous variable was also created to identify those children scoring at or above the 90th percentile for this samp
For the purpose of clinical interpretation, however, a
dichotomous variable was also created to identify those children scoring at or above the 90th percentile
for this samp
for this sample.
For the slope factor of the dichotomous variables, the first three factor loadings were fixed and the last four were freely estimated -LRB--2, -1, 0, 0.26, 0.64, 0.93, 1.26 for W1 - W7, respectivel
For the slope factor of the
dichotomous variables, the first three factor loadings were fixed and the last four were freely estimated -LRB--2, -1, 0, 0.26, 0.64, 0.93, 1.26
for W1 - W7, respectivel
for W1 - W7, respectively).
We centered each continuous moderator
variable around its mean and
for the categorical
variables we made
dichotomous dummy codes.
Non-linear slope factors provided a good fit to the data
for both the
dichotomous and frequency marijuana use
variables.
Loadings
for the slope factors were constrained to the estimates from the unconditional models and covariances between the growth factors
for the
dichotomous and continuous
variables were estimated.
No gender differences were found with respect to attachment to mother (χ 2 (1) =.003, p >.05) or father (χ 2 (1) =.26, p >.05), nor were there any effects of child age (entered in a logistic regression with
dichotomous attachment classification as outcome
variable)
for mother B =.02, p =.67 and father B = −.03, p =.49.