Abstract
Adolescent BMI growth: The of role biological and non-biological mothers
Highlights
During adolescence and young adulthood, important health and social problems either begin or peak
Analysis focuses on the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI) on youth BMI growth as they age into young adults questioning the relative influence of the biological and non-biological mothers
Maternal BMI has a large, positive correlation with adolescent BMI growth, seen by Classen and Hokayem [10], but the relationship is smaller for nonbiological mothers than that biological mothers
Summary
During adolescence and young adulthood, important health and social problems either begin or peak. By examining and identifying the primary correlates of high weight in adolescence, the ability to treat and prevent weight-related health maladies as adults increases. Using 15 years of panel data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), this study assesses the genetic, environmental and household correlates of body mass index (BMI). Analysis focuses on the impact of maternal BMI on youth BMI growth as they age into young adults questioning the relative influence of the biological and non-biological mothers. Two different model specifications— an ordinary least squares (OLS) dummy variable and disaggregated generalized linear model (GLM)—evaluate the influence of maternal, environmental, demographic and household factors on BMI. Growth trajectories show the differential developmental pattern of respondents with biological and non-biological mothers
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