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
lower2.0 (1.23.3)1.9 (1.13.3)1.7 (1.03.1)1.8 (1.03.1)
middle1.7 (1.03.0)1.7 (0.9–3.0)1.7 (0.9–3.0)1.7 (0.9–3.2)
higher1111
II Education
9 years 1.6 (1.12.4)1.4 (1.02.1)1.2 (0.7–1.9)1.3 (0.7–2.0)
10–12 years0.9 (0.6–1.3)0.8 (0.5–1.2)0.7 (0.5–1.1)0.8 (0.5–1.2)
13 years1111
III Socioeconomic status in adulthood
lower1.9 (1.32.9)1.6 (0.9–2.7)1.6 (0.9–2.8)
middle1.3 (0.9–1.9)1.2 (0.8–1.8)1.3 (0.8–1.9)
higher111
IV Household income
Lowest quartile (1st)1.3 (0.8–2.0)0.9 (0.5–1.5)
2nd quartile1.1 (0.7–1.7)0.8 (0.5–1.3)
3rd quartile0.8 (0.5–1.2)0.6 (0.4–1.1)
highest quartile (4th)11

Adjusted for age significance was defined as < .05; bolded figures indicate significant associations