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Table 4 Association of SES indicators with BMI

From: Mammographic density and markers of socioeconomic status: a cross-sectional study

SES Variable

 

Ratio1 (95% CI)

P-value2

Townsend score

Q53 (affluent)

1

 

(n = 487)

Q4

1.01 (0.97, 1.05)

 
 

Q3

1.04 (0.99, 1.08)

Pt = 0.001

 

Q2

1.07 (1.01, 1.12)

 
 

Q1 (deprived)

1.08 (1.02, 1.15)

 

Highest educational level

Higher

1

 

(n = 369)

Further

1.03 (0.98, 1.08)

Pt = 0.15

 

None/GCSE

1.03 (0.99, 1.07)

 

Urban/Rural indicator

Rural (≥10,000)

1

Pt = 0.26

(n = 487)

Urban (<10,000)

1.03 (0.98, 1.08)

 
  1. 1 Ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) of geometric mean BMI for each category of SES measure relative to baseline (highest SES category), adjusted for age at mammography
  2. 2 P-value for linear trend in BMI across categories of a given SES variable
  3. 3 Q1 to Q5 refer to the England and Wales general population fifths of Townsend score at LSOA level
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