Table 3 The association between household income in childhood and cardiometabolic risk in young adulthood evaluated by four life course models
N | Adjusted cardiometabolic risk score (95% confidence interval)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Household income | |||||
High | Average | Low | |||
The latent effects model | |||||
Early childhood | 252 | Base level | −0.1 (−0.4;0.3) | 0.0 (− 0.3;0.3) | |
Middle childhood | 251 | Base level | −0.2 (− 0.5;0.1) | −0.1 (− 0.4;0.3) | |
Late childhood | 249 | Base level | 0.1 (− 0.2;0.4) | − 0.1 (− 0.5;0.2) | |
The pathway model | |||||
Prior to adjustment for lifestyle and adult SEP | 249 | Base level | 0.0 (−0.3;0.3) | − 0.1 (− 0.5;0.3) | |
After adjustment for lifestyle and adult SEP | 224 | Base level | 0.0 (−0.3;0.3) | −0.3 (− 0.7;0.1) | |
The social mobility model | 249 | ||||
Adult educational level: High | 0.0 (−0.9;0.8) | −0.1 (− 0.9;0.7) | −0.1 (− 0.9;0.7) | ||
Adult educational level: Average | 0.4 (−0.4;1.2) | 0.4 (−0.4;1.2) | 0.4 (− 0.4;1.2) | ||
Adult educational level: Low | 0.8 (−0.2;1.7) | 0.7 (−0.2;1.6) | 0.7 (− 0.2;1.6) | ||
Separate upward mobility coefficient | −0.5 (−1.2;0.1) | ||||
Separate downward mobility coefficient | −0.2 (− 0.9;0.5) | ||||
The cumulative model | 248 | ||||
Regression coefficient | 0.0 (0.0;0.1) | ||||
0–2 | Base level | ||||
3–5 | 0.1 (−0.2;0.4) | ||||
6–8 | 0.0 (− 0.4;0.4) | ||||