Table 1 Odds ratios of general and central obesity in women and men (≥50 years) across levels of social class, education, and housing tenure in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort
| Â | General obesity | Central obesity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Women | Men | Women | Men |
Social Class | (n = 6320) | (n = 5277) | (n = 6327) | (n = 5286) |
I | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
II | 1.29 (0.96, 1.72) | 1.33 (0.96, 1.84) | 1.11 (0.88, 1.41) | 1.08 (0.85, 1.37) |
III–non manual | 1.23 (0.90, 1.66) | 1.57 (1.09, 2.26) | 0.99 (0.77, 1.28) | 1.13 (0.86, 1.49) |
III–manual | 1.49 (1.10, 2.02) | 1.53 (1.09, 2.14) | 1.10 (0.85, 1.41) | 1.03 (0.80, 1.34) |
IV | 2.10 (1.53, 2.86) | 1.36 (0.94, 1.96) | 1.41 (1.08, 1.84) | 1.10 (0.83, 1.45) |
V | 2.10 (1.41, 3.13) | 2.36 (1.44, 3.87) | 1.57 (1.11, 2.22) | 1.47 (0.97, 2.24) |
Education | (n = 6464) | (n = 5353) | (n = 9531) | (n = 6327) |
Degree | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
A-level | 1.16 (0.92, 1.46) | 1.48 (1.28, 2.15) | 1.12 (0.92, 1.36) | 1.17 (0.97, 1.42) |
O-level | 1.33 (1.01, 1.74) | 1.27 (0.90, 1.78) | 1.07 (0.84, 1.36) | 1.27 (0.98, 1.65) |
No qualification | 1.59 (1.27, 1.99) | 1.66 (1.28, 2.15) | 1.38 (1.14, 1.67) | 1.42 (1.16, 1.73) |
Housing tenure | (n = 5727) | (n = 4706) | (n = 5734) | (n = 4712) |
Owner | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Renting, private | 1.49 (1.02, 2.17) | 1.85 (1.20, 2.85) | 1.41 (1.00, 1.99) | 1.43 (0.97, 2.11) |
Renting, public | 1.49 (1.15, 1.92) | 1.70 (1.22, 2.35) | 1.66 (1.32, 2.08) | 1.69 (1.27, 2.24) |