Life-course socio-economic status and adult BMI in Ghana; analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE)

Table 2 Unadjusted mean BMI and life-course socio-economic status, 2008 WHO SAGE

Life-course SES		N	BMI (SE)	P-value
Education
Mother’s	Own			0.12
< Primary	< Primary	1664	26.75 (1.1)
> = Primary	< Primary	21	26.26 (0.6)
< Primary	> = Primary	582	26.30 (1.5)
> = Primary	> = Primary	74	24.26 (0.5)
Father’s	Own			0.015
< Primary	< Primary	1584	24.11 (0.5)
> = Primary	< Primary	101	25.99 (0.9)
< Primary	> = Primary	414	25.67 (0.7)
> = Primary	> = Primary	242	27.21 (0.6)
Employment
Mother’s	Own			0.07
Unemployed	Unemployed	2216	25.11 (0.4)
Employed	Unemployed	26	27.10 (2.0)
Unemployed	Employed	88	27.27 (0.7)
Employed	Employed	11	26.55 (2.3)
Father’s	Own			<0.0001
Unemployed	Unemployed	2006	24.36 (0.3)
Employed	Unemployed	236	28.56 (1.2)
Unemployed	Employed	66	27.88 (0.9)
Employed	Employed	33	26.51 (1.1)

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