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Table 2 The association between socioeconomic indicators and overall obesity in the residents of 18–69 years of age in Guangdong by sex, 2002–2010

From: The diminishing socioeconomic disparity in obesity in a Chinese population with rapid economic development: analysis of serial cross-sectional health survey data 2002–2010

  

Survey 2002

Survey 2004

Survey 2007

Survey 2010

Education

     

 Women

Up to primary school

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Junior secondary school

1.35 (1.06, 1.69)

1.30 (0.94, 1.81)

1.27 (0.97, 1.66)

0.89 (0.67, 1.19)

 

Senior secondary school or above

1.81 (1.27, 2.58)

1.06 (0.82, 1.37)

0.85 (0.59, 1.25)

0.91 (0.64, 1.30)

 Men

Up to primary school

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Junior secondary school

1.59 (1.12, 2.27)

2.16 (1.36, 3.42)

1.63 (1.21, 2.21)

1.53 (1.16, 2.00)

 

Senior secondary school or above

3.03 (2.08, 4.40)

1.44 (1.03, 2.03)

2.70 (1.77, 4.12)

2.25 (1.52, 3.33)

Occupation

     

 Women

Manual

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Non-manual

2.24 (1.72, 2.91)

1.37 (0.78, 2.41)

1.17 (0.52, 2.61)

0.99 (0.58, 1.70)

 

Other

2.41 (1.78, 3.28)

2.23 (1.65, 3.02)

1.61 (1.23, 2.11)

1.37 (1.05, 1.78)

 Men

Manual

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Non-manual

4.19 (3.24, 5.42)

2.39 (1.55, 3.67)

2.60 (1.57, 4.30)

2.14 (1.48, 3.10)

 

Other

1.87 (1.16, 3.03)

1.47 (1.07, 2.01)

1.71 (1.19, 2.45)

1.51 (1.10, 2.07)

Area

     

 Women

Rural

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Urban

3.30 (2.27, 4.81)

2.13 (1.47, 3.09)

1.45 (0.96, 2.19)

1.97 (1.28, 3.04)

 Men

Rural

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Urban

4.40 (2.87, 6.74)

2.84 (1.87, 4.30)

2.48 (1.75, 3.52)

2.35 (1.52, 3.63)

  1. *The ORs were calculated by using survey logistic regression adjusting for age