Table 2 Association between social class, baseline BMI and weight change from baseline to follow up of 6,423 men and 8,196 women in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort
Social Class | Baseline BMI | Weight change over follow up (kg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted | Adjusted* | Unadjusted | Adjusted† | |
I | 25.5 (0.11) | 25.5 (0.11) | 0.97 (0.12) | 0.94 (0.12) |
II | 25.9 (0.05) | 25.9 (0.05) | 1.30 (0.05) | 1.28 (0.05) |
IIIa | 25.9 (0.08) | 25.9 (0.07) | 1.29 (0.08) | 1.36 (0.08) |
IIIb | 26.3 (0.07) | 26.4 (0.07) | 1.36 (0.07) | 1.34 (0.07) |
IV and V | 26.6 (0.08) | 26.6 (0.08) | 1.42 (0.08) | 1.46 (0.08) |
P for trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.016 | <0.001 |