Table 2 The association between mother’s educational level and cardiometabolic risk in young adulthood evaluated by four life course models
Adjusted cardiometabolic risk score (95% confidence interval)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mother's highest educational level | ||||
High | Average | Low | |||
The latent effects model | |||||
Early childhood | 246 | Base level | −0.2 (− 0.5;0.1) | 0.2 (− 0.1;0.6) | |
Middle childhood | 246 | Base level | −0.2 (− 0.5;0.1) | 0.3 (− 0.1;0.6) | |
Late childhood | 249 | Base level | −0.2 (− 0.5;0.1) | 0.3 (− 0.1;0.6) | |
The pathway model | |||||
Prior to adjustment for lifestyle and adult SEP | 249 | Base level | −0.1 (− 0.4;0.2) | 0.4 (0.1;0.7) | |
After adjustment for lifestyle and adult SEP | 227 | Base level | −0.2 (− 0.5;0.1) | 0.3 (− 0.1;0.6) | |
The social mobility model | 249 | ||||
Adult educational level: High | −0.1 (− 0.9;0.7) | 0.0 (− 0.8;0.8) | 0.0 (− 0.8;0.9) | ||
Adult educational level: Average | 0.3 (−0.6;1.1) | 0.3 (−0.5;1.1) | 0.4 (− 0.4;1.2) | ||
Adult educational level: Low | 0.7 (− 0.2;1.5) | 0.7 (− 0.1;1.6) | 0.8 (− 0.1;1.8) | ||
Separate upward mobility coefficient | −0.3 (− 0.8;0.2) | ||||
Separate downward mobility coefficient | −0.1 (− 0.6;0.5) | ||||
The cumulative model | 246 | ||||
Regression coefficient | 0.1 (0.0;0.1) | ||||
0–2 | Base level | ||||
3–5 | −0.1 (−0.4;0.2) | ||||
6–8 | 0.5 (0.1;0.8) | ||||