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Table 2 Associations of indictors of early life conditions and adult socioeconomic status

From: Early life socioeconomic adversity is associated in adult life with chronic inflammation, carotid atherosclerosis, poorer lung function and decreased cognitive performance: a cross-sectional, population-based study

 

Number of siblings

People/rooma

Parents owned houseb

Parents owned carb

Reported being bulliedb

Father's occup categoryc

Leg length

Household income

Years of Education

Current home statusd

Early life conditions

   Number of siblings

-

29.0%***

4.0%***

1.3%*

0.0%

4.9%***

1.3%**

2.6%**

4.0%***

6.6%***

   People/rooma

29.0%***

-

34.0%***

19.3%***

0.4%

27.9%***

3.6%***

9.1%***

14.4%***

16.7%***

   Parents owned homeb

2.8%***

22.3%***

-

26.9%***

0.0%

31.3%***

2.5%***

5.3%***

13.8%***

17.6%***

   Parents owned carb

0.9%*

13.9%***

28.5%***

-

0.0%

19.9%***

1.4%**

10.5%***

10.5%***

14.1%***

   Reported being bulliedb

1.0%*

0.4%

0.1%

0.0%

-

0.1%

0.6%

3.8%***

0.1%

2.8%**

   Fathers occup categoryc

3.6%***

19.8%***

32.8%***

19.8%***

0.1%

-

1.4%**

6.5%***

15.6%***

12.7%***

   Leg length

1.3%**

3.6%***

3.5%***

1.9%**

0.5%

1.9%**

-

1.0%*

4.9%***

2.0%**

Adult socioeconomic status

   Household income

2.6%***

9.1%***

8.2%***

14.0%***

0.0%

8.8%***

1.0%*

-

19.5%***

43.9%***

   Years of Education

4.0%***

14.4%***

18.9%***

13.8%***

0.1%

20.4%***

4.9%***

19.5%***

-

31.3%***

   Current home statusd

4.7%***

12.3%***

18.3%***

13.9%***

0.1%

12.4%***

1.5%**

34.5%***

21.9%***

-

  1. Variables in the rows are used to predict variables in the columns, using linear or logistic regression as appropriate.
  2. R2 for logistic regression is Nagelkerke generalised R
  3. a log-transformed
  4. b Yes vs. No for Parents owned house; Parents owned car; and Reported being bullied
  5. c Non manual vs. Manual for Fathers occupational category
  6. d Tenant vs. Owner occupier for current (adult) home status
  7. * 0.01 ≥ p < 0.05; ** 0.001 ≥ p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.