Table 2 Mean BMI ± standard deviation of the study population by socioeconomic status (SES) in men (n = 1522) and women (n = 1818)
Method of describing SES | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time period individually | ||||
SES at the age of 40 (t 1 ) | ||||
Advantaged (0) | 26.4 ± 3.3 | 25.7 ± 3.8* | ||
Disadvantaged (1) | 26.4 ± 3.4 | 26.7 ± 4.4 | ||
SES at the age of 50 (t 2 ) | ||||
Advantaged (0) | 26.4 ± 3.3 | 25.7 ± 3.8* | ||
Disadvantaged (1) | 26.3 ± 3.5 | 26.8 ± 4.4 | ||
SES at the age of 60 (t 3 ) | ||||
Advantaged (0) | 26.4 ± 3,3 | 25.6 ± 3.5* | ||
Disadvantaged (1) | 26.2 ± 3.5 | 26.6 ± 4.4 | ||
SES trajectories across three time periods | ||||
t1 | t2 | t3 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 ± 3.5 | 25.3 ± 3.6** |
1 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 ± 3.1 | 25.8 ± 3.4 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 ± 2.8 | 25.3 ± 3.1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 26.5 ± 3.6 | 25.7 ± 4.9 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 25.9 ± 3.1 | 26.6 ± 3.1 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 ± 3.2 | 26.3 ± 3.4 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 25.5 ± 2.8 | 26.1 ± 3.8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 26.1 ± 3.5 | 26.6 ± 4.4 |
Accumulation score: number of times ‘disadvantaged’ | ||||
0 | 26.4 ± 3.5 | 25.3 ± 3.6 † | ||
1 | 26.4 ± 3.1 | 25.8 ± 3.5 | ||
2 | 25.9 ± 3.1 | 26.2 ± 3.6 | ||
3 | 26.1 ± 3.5 | 26.6 ± 4.4 | ||