Clinical Study
Role of Socioeconomic Indicators on Development of Obesity from a Life Course Perspective
Table 3
Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for obesity according to socioeconomic indicators among men.
| | Individual effects | Model 1 (I+II) | Model 2 (I–III) | Model 3 (I–IV) |
| I Socioeconomic status in childhood | | | | | lower | 2.0 (1.2–3.3) | 1.9 (1.1–3.3) | 1.7 (1.0–3.1) | 1.8 (1.0–3.1) | middle | 1.7 (1.0–3.0) | 1.7 (0.9–3.0) | 1.7 (0.9–3.0) | 1.7 (0.9–3.2) | higher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | II Education | | | | | 9 years | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | 1.4 (1.0–2.1) | 1.2 (0.7–1.9) | 1.3 (0.7–2.0) | 10–12 years | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 13 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | III Socioeconomic status in adulthood | | | | | lower | 1.9 (1.3–2.9) | — | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | 1.6 (0.9–2.8) | middle | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | — | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 1.3 (0.8–1.9) | higher | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | IV Household income | | | | | Lowest quartile (1st) | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | — | — | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | 2nd quartile | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) | — | — | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 3rd quartile | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | — | — | 0.6 (0.4–1.1) | highest quartile (4th) | 1 | — | — | 1 |
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Adjusted for age significance was defined as < .05; bolded figures indicate significant associations
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