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Table 3 The association between yearly household income (income), parental labour market participation (LMP), parental highest educational level (highest edu) and family functioning in late childhood and overweight or obesity at age 18 or 21

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

Late Childhood

Girls

Boys

18

21

18

21

n

RR

n

ARRf (95% CI)

n

RR

n

ARRf (95% CI)

n

RR

n

ARRf (95% CI)

n

RR

n

ARRf (95% CI)

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

Incomea

1222

  

970

  

1072

  

862

  

1053

  

837

  

876

  

697

  

 High (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1g

1g

 

1

1

 

1g

1g

 

1

1

 

1g

1g

 

1

1

 

1g

1g

 Medium

 

1.2

1.8

 

0.8 (0.4;1.4)

2.1 (0.9;5.0)

 

0.8

1.6

 

0.6 (0.4;1.2)

1.3 (0.7;2.3)

 

0.8

1.4

 

0.9 (0.5;1.6)

1.5 (0.7;3.0)

 

0.8

1.2

 

0.8 (0.4;1.3)

0.8 (0.4;1.5)

 Low

 

1.4

1.3

 

0.7 (0.3;1.5)

2.0 (0.7;5.9)

 

1.1

1.8

 

1.0 (0.5;2.0)

1.8 (0.9;3.5)

 

1.1

1.6

 

0.9 (0.4;2.0)

1.3 (0.5;3.3)

 

0.6

1.4

 

0.6 (0.3;1.4)

1.0 (0.4;2.2)

LMPb (mother)

1228

  

972

  

1076

  

862

  

1059

  

838

  

879

  

698

  

 High score (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1h

1h

 

1

1

 

1h

1h

 

1

1

 

1h

1h

 

1

1

 

1h

1h

 Low score

 

1.8

1.8

 

1.6 (0.9;2.8)

1.6 (0.8;3.2)

 

1.5

1.4

 

1.1 (0.6;2.0)

1.3 (0.8;2.1)

 

1.1

1.2

 

1.1 (0.6;2.1)

0.6 (0.3;1.3)

 

0.9

1.1

 

1.1 (0.6;2.0)

0.9 (0.5;1.8)

LMPb (father)

1213

  

972

  

1057

  

862

  

1049

  

838

  

868

  

698

  

 High score (ref.grp.)

 

1

1

 

1i

1i

 

1

1

 

1i

1i

 

1

1

 

1i

1i

 

1

1

 

1i

1i

 Low score

 

1.1

1.3

 

1.3 (0.6;2.8)

2.0 (0.8;5.1)

 

1.6

1.7

 

1.5 (0.7;3.2)

1.6 (0.8;3.1)

 

0.9

1.6

 

0.6 (0.2:1.9)

1.0 (0.4;2.8)

 

0.2

0.9

 

0.1 (0.0;0.9)

0.7 (0.3;2.2)

Highest edud (mother) 2003

1225

  

972

  

1076

  

862

  

1048

  

838

  

876

  

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)

 

1.5

1.5

 

1.2 (0.7;2.2)

1.1 (0.5;2.4)

 

1.6

1.7

 

1.3 (0.7;2.3)

1.4 (0.8;2.3)

 

1.3

0.9

 

1.3 (0.8;2.2)

0.9 (0.5;1.6)

 

1.6

1.5

 

1.6 (1.0;2.7)

1.0 (0.6;1.8)

 3 (< 10 yr)

 

2.1

3.3

 

1.8 (0.9;3.5)

2.2 (0.9;5.2)

 

2.9

2.8

 

1.8 (0.9;3.4)

2.0 (1.1;3.7)

 

1.1

2.3

 

0.9 (0.4;1.8)

1.8 (0.9;3.6)

 

1.5

2.2

 

1.6 (0.9;3.0)

1.6 (0.9;3.1)

Highest edud (father) 2003

1171

  

972

  

1026

  

862

  

1025

  

838

  

847

  

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)

 

1.6

4.6

 

1.5 (0.8;2.8)

3.1 (1.0;9.3)

 

2.0

1.9

 

2.1 (1.1;4.0)

1.4 (0.8;2.4)

 

1.1

1.0

 

1.2 (0.7;2.2)

0.9 (0.4;1.7)

 

1.4

2.3

 

1.5 (0.9;2.6)

2.5 (1.3;5.0)

 3 (< 10 yr)

 

1.5

4.9

 

1.1 (0.5;2.4)

3.7 (1.2;11.9)

 

3.1

2.2

 

2.5 (1.2;5.2)

1.5 (0.8;2.9)

 

1.1

1.7

 

1.2 (0.6;2.4)

1.3 (0.6;2.8)

 

1.8

3.2

 

1.9 (1.0;3.6)

2.9 (1.4;6.4)

Family Funcc

1088

  

972

  

967

  

862

  

932

  

838

  

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

 

1.5 (0.9;2.5)

1.0 (0.5;2.0)

 

1.4

2.0

 

1.3 (0.8;2.1)

1.7 (1.1;2.7)

 

1.1

0.6

 

1.1 (0.6;1.9)

0.5 (0.3;1.1)

 

1.0

0.7

 

1.1 (0.7;1.8)

0.6 (0.3;1.2)

  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. dHighest educational level
  5. fMutual adjusted for other exposure variables, birth-weight and split home 2003
  6. gMutual adjusted for other exposure variables, birth-weight, split home 2003 and early childhood income
  7. hMutual adjusted for other exposure variables, birth-weight, split home 2003 and mother’s LMP in early childhood
  8. iMutual adjusted for other exposure variables, birth-weight, split home 2003 and father’s LMP in early childhood
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