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Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression analysis (OR, 95%CI) of the cross-sectional associations between parental socioeconomic position and overweight at baseline (n = 2743)* and at follow-up (n = 1656)

From: Parental socioeconomic position and development of overweight in adolescence: longitudinal study of Danish adolescents

Socioeconomic position

N

%

% overweight

OR **

95% CI

p-value ***

Baseline, female

1544

100

   

< 0.000

Unemployed

107

6.9

13.3

1.88

1.11;321

 

Non-skilled manual worker

144

9.3

20.3

3.28

2.10;5.11

 

Under education

29

1.9

20.0

2.36

1.07;5.18

 

Skilled manual worker

155

10.0

16.8

1.41

0.87;2.28

 

White-collar group 3

308

20.0

15.7

1.95

1.30;2.90

 

White-collar group 2

372

24.1

13.1

1.51

1.02;2.24

 

White-collar group 1/ref.group

235

15.2

10.5

1.00

  

Self-employed

194

12.6

24.6

3.63

2.38;5.51

 

Baseline, male

1199

100

   

< 0.0001

Unemployed

82

6.8

36.5

0.87

0.48;1.57

 

Non-skilled manual worker

107

8.9

21.7

0.94

0.57;1.53

 

Under education

17

1.4

0.0

0.23

0.05;1.04

 

Skilled manual worker

103

8.6

21.4

0.97

0.59;1.60

 

White-collar group 3

226

18.9

23.9

1.31

0.89;1.93

 

White-collar group 2

295

24.6

6.0

0.53

0.35;0.80

 

White-collar group 1/ref.group

207

17.3

12.5

1.00

  

Self-employed

162

13.5

13.4

1.1

0.68;1.62

 

Follow-up, female

1025

100

   

< 0.000

Unemployed

60

5.9

13.3

1.40

0.69;2.86

 

Non-skilled manual worker

79

7.7

34.2

5.30

3.11;9.02

 

Under education

15

1.5

28.7

4.75

1.80;12.54

 

Skilled manual worker

101

9.9

26.7

3.81

2.30;6.34

 

White-collar group 3

204

19.9

19.6

2.47

1.56;3.93

 

White-collar group 2

267

26.1

19.1

2.38

1.52;3.71

 

White-collar group 1/ref.group

181

17.7

8.8

1.00

-

 

Self-employed

118

11.5

21.2

2.49

1.49;4.17

 

Follow-up, male

631

100

   

0.005

Unemployed

34

5.4

26.5

1.94

0.78;4.79

 

Non-skilled manual worker

46

7.3

34.8

2.82

1.28;6.23

 

Under education****

6

1.0

0.0

-

-

 

Skilled manual worker

56

8.9

32.1

2.55

1.22;5.34

 

White-collar group 3

113

17.9

35.4

2.93

1.58;5.44

 

White-collar group 2

166

26.3

19.3

1.28

0.69;2.37

 

White-collar group 1/ref.group

128

20.3

15.6

1.00

  

Self-employed

82

13.0

23.2

1.60

0.78;3.27

 
  1. *The number varies from the baseline population at n = 3458 because of missing information on BMI at baseline.
  2. **Adjusted for school physician and school cluster effects.
  3. ***P-value for a Likelihood Ratio test of the overall effect of socioeconomic position on overweight.
  4. ****No events in this category, excluded from the analysis.
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