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Table 1 Distribution of exposure variables in relation to normal weight, overweight and obesity at age 18 and 21 (N = 2308)

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

Variables

Girls

Boys

18

21

18

21

 

Normal

Overweight

Obesity

 

Normal

Overweight

Obesity

 

Normal

Overweight

Obesity

 

Normal

Overweight

Obesity

Early childhood

n

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Incomea

1200

   

1060

   

1030

   

861

   

  High

 

392 (88)

30 (7)

22 (5)

 

291 (78)

41 (11)

40 (11)

 

319 (82)

42 (11)

27 (7)

 

241 (74)

57 (17)

30 (9)

  Medium

 

354 (83)

42 (10)

29 (7)

 

274 (72)

46 (12)

61 (16)

 

310 (83)

33 (9)

29 (8)

 

224 (72)

47 (15)

42 (13)

  Low

 

284 (86)

29 (9)

18 (5)

 

227 (74)

33 (11)

47 (15)

 

209 (77)

29 (11)

32 (12)

 

156 (71)

30 (14)

34 (15)

 LMPb (mother)

1239

   

1085

   

1066

   

883

   

  High score

 

756 (88)

61 (7)

47 (5)

 

590 (78)

71 (9)

99 (13)

 

637 (82)

77 (10)

58 (8)

 

490 (77)

86 (13)

62 (10)

  Low score

 

312 (83)

40 (11)

23 (6)

 

228 (70)

48 (15)

49 (15)

 

231 (78)

32 (11)

31 (11)

 

152 (62)

48 (20)

45 (18)

 LMPb (father)

1228

   

1074

   

1062

   

881

   

  High score

 

928 (86)

85 (8)

63 (6)

 

715 (75)

105 (11)

130 (14)

 

778 (82)

93 (10)

73 (8)

 

576 (73)

124 (15)

93 (12)

  Low score

 

131 (86)

15 (10)

6 (4)

 

94 (76)

14 (11)

16 (13)

 

87 (74)

15 (13)

16 (13)

 

64 (73)

10 (11)

14 (16)

 Highest educational level (mother) 1989

1165

   

1034

  

1001

   

841

   

  1 (> 13 yr)

 

242 (90)

17 (6)

10 (4)

 

197 (83)

17 (7)

23 (10)

 

228 (86)

22 (8)

17 (6)

 

191 (80)

27 (11)

21 (9)

  2 (10–13 yr)

 

480 (88)

42 (8)

23 (4)

 

390 (79)

47 (9)

59 (12)

 

347 (83)

46 (11)

27 (6)

 

243 (72)

62 (18)

34 (10)

  3 (< 10 yr)

 

279 (79)

38 (11)

34 (10)

 

187 (62)

52 (17)

62 (21)

 

238 (76)

34 (11)

42 (13)

 

174 (66)

43 (16)

46 (18)

 Highest educational level (father) 1989

1119

   

984

   

965

   

801

   

  1 (> 13 yr)

 

225 (92)

15 (6)

4 (2)

 

177 (85)

12 (6)

19 (9)

 

189 (84)

20 (9)

15 (7)

 

163 (81)

25 (12)

13 (7)

  2 (10–13 yr)

 

493 (84)

56 (9)

39 (7)

 

375 (73)

59 (12)

78 (15)

 

401 (82)

49 (10)

38 (8)

 

274 (71)

63 (17)

47 (12)

  3 (< 10 yr)

 

241 (84)

25 (9)

21 (7)

 

180 (68)

41 (16)

43 (16)

 

195 (77)

26 (10)

32 (13)

 

142 (66)

40 (18)

34 (16)

Late childhood

 Incomea

1222

   

1072

   

1053

   

876

   

  High

 

408 (88)

34 (8)

20 (4)

 

303 (78)

46 (12)

39 (10)

 

325 (83)

42 (11)

26 (6)

 

238 (72)

60 (18)

33 (10)

  Medium

 

365 (84)

36 (8)

32 (8)

 

293 (75)

37 (10)

60 (15)

 

308 (82)

33 (9)

34 (9)

 

229 (73)

48 (15)

39 (12)

  Low

 

277 (85)

32 (10)

18 (5)

 

210 (71)

36 (12)

49 (17)

 

225 (79)

31 (11)

29 (10)

 

170 (74)

26 (11)

33 (15)

 LMPb (mother)

1228

   

1076

   

1059

   

879

   

  High score

 

827 (88)

67 (7)

47 (5)

 

633 (77)

83 (10)

106 (13)

 

685 (82)

84 (10)

68 (8)

 

511 (73)

107 (15)

83 (12)

  Low score

 

230 (80)

34 (12)

23 (8)

 

177 (69)

36 (14)

42 (17)

 

178 (80)

23 (10)

21 (10)

 

129 (72)

25 (14)

24 (14)

 LMPb (father)

1213

   

1057

   

1049

   

868

   

  High score

 

921 (87)

87 (8)

56 (5)

 

718 (76)

100 (11)

119 (13)

 

777 (82)

99 (10)

75 (8)

 

564 (71)

130 (17)

95 (12)

  Low score

 

126 (84)

13 (9)

10 (7)

 

80 (67)

18 (15)

22 (18)

 

77 (79)

9 (9)

12 (12)

 

66 (83)

3 (4)

10 (13)

 Highest educational level (mother) 2003

1225

   

1076

   

1048

   

876

   

  1 (> 13 yr)

 

338 (91)

22 (6)

13 (3)

 

269 (84)

24 (7)

29 (9)

 

296 (84)

32 (9)

24 (7)

 

241 (79)

38 (12)

27 (9)

  2 (10–13 yr)

 

494 (87)

48 (8)

28 (5)

 

392 (76)

55 (11)

70 (13)

 

378 (82)

53 (12)

29 (6)

 

258 (71)

64 (17)

43 (12)

  3 (< 10 yr)

 

224 (79)

30 (11)

28 (10)

 

152 (64)

39 (17)

46 (19)

 

181 (77)

21 (9)

34 (14)

 

139 (68)

32 (16)

34 (16)

 Highest educational level (father) 2003

1171

   

1026

   

1025

   

847

   

  1 (> 13 yr)

 

276 (92)

19 (6)

5 (2)

 

215 (85)

16 (6)

23 (9)

 

224 (83)

26 (10)

20 (7)

 

194 (81)

31 (13)

15 (6)

  2 (10–13 yr)

 

496 (84)

54 (9)

41 (7)

 

384 (74)

58 (11)

77 (15)

 

418 (83)

52 (10)

37 (7)

 

284 (72)

62 (16)

50 (12)

  3 (< 10 yr)

 

235 (84)

24 (9)

21 (7)

 

172 (68)

40 (16)

41 (16)

 

195 (78)

24 (10)

29 (12)

 

138 (65)

39 (19)

34 (16)

 Family functioningc

1088

   

967

   

932

   

773

   

  Good

 

728 (87)

63 (8)

44 (5)

 

567 (78)

76 (10)

87 (12)

 

573 (81)

71 (10)

63 (9)

 

419 (71)

91 (16)

79 (13)

  Poor

 

208 (82)

29 (12)

16 (6)

 

158 (67)

30 (12)

49 (21)

 

186 (83)

26 (11)

13 (6)

 

136 (74)

29 (16)

19 (10)

  1. aYearly household income categorized at 33.3rd;66.6th percentile
  2. bLabour market participation dichotomized ≥0.80 (high score)
  3. cFamily functioning, measured at age 15