Clinical Study

Role of Socioeconomic Indicators on Development of Obesity from a Life Course Perspective

Table 4

Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for obesity according to socioeconomic indicators among women.

Individual effects Model 1 (I+II) Model 2 (I–III) Model 3 (I–IV)

I Socioeconomic status in childhood
lower1.6 (1.0–2.6) 1.5 (0.9–2.5)1.2 (0.7–2.0)1.2 (0.7–2.0)
middle1.7 (1.0–2.8)1.3 (0.8–2.2)1.2 (0.7–2.2)1.2 (0.7–2.2)
higher1111
II Education
91.7 (1.22.4)1.7 (1.22.4)1.5 (1.02.1)1.4 (0.9–2.1)
10–12 years1.6 (1.22.3)1.6 (1.12.3)1.3 (0.9–1.9)1.3 (0.9–1.9)
13 years1111
III Socioeconomic status in adulthood
lower2.0 (1.33.5)1.7 (1.03.0)1.5 (0.8–2.6)
middle1.6 (1.12.2)1.3 (0.9–2.0)1.3 (0.8–1.9)
higher111
IV Household income
lowest quartile (1st)1.8 (1.22.6)1.5 (1.02.4)
2nd quartile2.0 (1.33.0)1.7 (1.12.6)
3rd quartile1.3 (0.8–1.9)1.1 (0.7–1.7)
highest quartile (4th)11

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