Table 1 Age, BMI, and EA in parents and offspring
From: Intergenerational transmission of body mass index and associations with educational attainment
|  |  | Fathers n = 2,817 | Mothers n = 4,084 | Sons n = 3,999 | Daughters n = 8,235 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | N available data | 2,817 | 4,084 | 3,999 | 8,235 |
mean | 55.88 | 53.01 | 31.64 | 31.91 | |
SD | 7.90 | 8.04 | 14.74 | 14.35 | |
BMI | N available data | 2,758 | 3,960 | 3,865 | 7,924 |
mean | 26.10 | 25.66 | 23.53 | 23.06 | |
SD | 3.27 | 4.46 | 3.49 | 3.84 | |
EA | N available data | 2,030 | 2,897 | 1,902 | 4,163 |
EA level | Dutch equivalent | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Elementary school | Basisschool | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
Lower vocational education | Vmbo/vocational stream | 13.2% | 11.3% | 7.5% | %6.3 |
Lower general secondary school | Mulo, mavo, vmbo/theoretical stream | 9.1% | 19.5% | 6.1% | 9.2% |
Intermediate vocational education | Mbo | 20.0% | 23.1% | 20.8% | 27.3% |
Upper general secondary school | Havo, hbs, atheneum, gymnasium | 5.3% | 8.7% | 2.9% | 4.9% |
Higher vocational education | Hbo | 27.9% | 25.5% | 29.3% | 29.1% |
University degree | Post-hbo degree | 18.8% | 8.9% | 25.7% | 18.4% |
Post-graduate degree | PhD degree | 4.1% | 0.8% | 6.6% | 3.6% |