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Table 2 The association between yearly household income (income), labour market participation (LMP), parental highest educational level (highest edu) and family functioning (family func) in early childhood and overweight and obesity at age 18 or 21

From: How does childhood socioeconomic position affect overweight and obesity in adolescence and early adulthood: a longitudinal study

Early Childhood

Girls

Boys

18

21

18

21

n

RR

n

ARRd (95% CI)

n

RR

n

ARRd (95% CI)

n

RR

n

ARRd (95% CI)

n

RR

n

ARRd (95% CI)

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

Incomea

1200

  

970

  

1060

  

864

  

1030

  

840

  

861

  

698

  

 High (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Medium

 

1.6

1.5

 

1.5 (0.9;2.6)

1.4 (0.7;2.9)

 

1.2

1.6

 

0.7 (0.4;1.2)

1.4 (0.9;2.4)

 

0.8

1.1

 

0.7 (0.4;1.1)

1.0 (0.5;1.9)

 

0.9

1.5

 

0.7 (0.4;1.1)

1.1 (0.6;2.0)

 Low

 

1.3

1.1

 

0.9 (0.5;1.9)

0.9 (0.4;2.1)

 

1.0

1.5

 

0.5 (0.3;1.0)

1.1 (0.6;1.9)

 

1.1

1.8

 

0.7 (0.3;1.4)

1.2 (0.6;2.4)

 

0.8

1.8

 

0.5 (0.3;1.0)

0.9 (0.5;1.9)

LMPb (mother)

1239

  

970

  

1085

  

864

  

1066

  

840

  

883

  

698

  

 High score (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Low score

 

1.6

1.2

 

1.3 (0.8;2.1)

1.0 (0.6;2.0)

 

1.7

1.3

 

1.6 (1.0;2.6)

1.2 (0.8;1.8)

 

1.1

1.5

 

1.1 (0.6;2.0)

1.3 (0.7;2.3)

 

1.8

2.3

 

2.0 (1.2;3.2)

2.2 (1.3;3.8)

LMPb (father)

1228

  

970

  

1074

  

864

  

1062

  

840

  

881

  

698

  

 High score (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Low score

 

1.3

0.7

 

1.4 (0.7;2.9)

0.8 (0.3;2.2)

 

1.0

0.9

 

0.7 (0.3;1.5)

0.8 (0.4;1.6)

 

1.4

2.0

 

1.1 (0.4;2.8)

2.8 (1.3;6.1)

 

0.7

1.4

 

0.7 (0.3;2.1)

1.6 (0.7;4.1)

Highest edue (mother)1989

1165

  

970

  

1034

  

864

  

1001

  

840

  

841

  

698

  

 1 (> 13 yr) (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 2 (10–13 yr)

 

1.2

1.2

 

0.8 (0.4;1.6)

0.7 (0.3;1.7)

 

1.4

1.3

 

0.9 (0.5;1.7)

1.0 (0.5;1.7)

 

1.4

1.0

 

1.4 (0.7;2.5)

0.8 (0.4;1.6)

 

1.8

1.3

 

1.7 (1.0;3.0)

0.7 (0.4;1.4)

 3 (< 10 yr)

 

1.9

2.9

 

1.4 (0.7;2.7)

1.9 (0.8;4.7)

 

3.2

2.8

 

1.9 (1.0;3.8)

2.1 (1.1;3.9)

 

1.5

2.4

 

1.4 (0.7;2.8)

1.5 (0.7;3.2)

 

1.7

2.4

 

1.4 (0.7;2.7)

1.3 (0.7;2.6)

Highest edue (father) 1989

1119

  

970

  

984

  

864

  

965

  

840

  

801

  

698

  

 1 (> 13 yr) (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 2 (10–13 yr)

 

1.7

4.4

 

2.1 (1.0;4.3)

4.5 (1.3;15.7)

 

2.3

1.9

 

2.5 (1.2;5.1)

1.8 (1.0;3.4)

 

1.2

1.2

 

1.1 (0.6;1.9)

1.0 (0.5;2.0)

 

1.5

2.2

 

1.6 (0.9;2.8)

1.9 (0.9;4.0)

 3 (< 10 yr)

 

1.6

4.9

 

1.4 (0.6;3.2)

5.2 (1.4;19.3)

 

3.4

2.2

 

2.6 (1.2;5.8)

1.8 (0.9;3.6)

 

1.3

2.1

 

1.1 (0.5;2.2)

1.6 (0.8;3.5)

 

1.8

3.0

 

1.8 (0.9;3.4)

2.4 (1.1;5.4)

Family funcc

1088

  

970

  

967

  

864

  

932

  

840

  

773

  

698

  

 Good (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Poor

 

1.6

1.3

 

1.6 (1.0;2.7)

1.2 (0.6;2.3)

 

1.4

2.0

 

1.5 (0.9;2.5)

2.0 (1.3;3.1)

 

1.1

0.6

 

1.1 (0.6;1.9)

0.5 (0.3;1.0)

 

1.0

0.7

 

0.9 (0.5;1.5)

0.5 (0.3;1.0)

  1. aYearly household income categorized at 33.3rd and 66.6th percentile
  2. bLabour market participation dichotomized ≥0.80 (high score)
  3. cFamily functioning, measured at age 15
  4. dMutual adjusted for other exposure variables, birthweight and split home 1989
  5. eHighest educational level