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Table 3 Social patterning of outcomes at age 24 years (imputed data)

From: Young adult cancer risk behaviours originate in adolescence: a longitudinal analysis using ALSPAC, a UK birth cohort study

 

Harmful drinking

Daily smoking

Nicotine

dependence

Obesity

Waist circumference

Waist-hip

ratio

Odds ratio

[95% CI]

Odds ratio

[95% CI]

Odds ratio

[95% CI]

Odds ratio

[95% CI]

Odds ratio

[95% CI]

Odds ratio

[95% CI]

Sex

 Female (ref)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Male

1.68 [1.42,1.99]

1.01 [0.81,1.26]

1.08 [0.79,1.48]

0.72 [0.57,0.89]

0.44 [0.37,0.53]

0.18 [0.12,0.27]

Household income

 High (ref)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Middle high

0.93 [0.74,1.17]

1.13 [0.80,1.60]

1.03 [0.62,1.71]

0.96 [0.68,1.34]

1.31 [1.03,1.67]

1.17 [0.75,1.83]

 Middle

0.83 [0.64,1.08]

1.24 [0.87,1.76]

1.45 [0.88,2.37]

1.21 [0.86,1.70]

1.55 [1.21,1.99]

1.60 [1.03,2.49]

 Middle low

0.61 [0.46,0.81]

1.39 [0.97,1.99]

1.22 [0.72,2.08]

1.77 [1.27,2.45]

1.69 [1.31,2.18]

1.54 [0.97,2.44]

 Low

0.65 [0.48,0.89]

1.97 [1.36,2.86]

1.55 [0.89,2.71]

1.70 [1.18,2.46]

1.77 [1.33,2.34]

2.40 [1.51,3.81]

Maternal educational attainment

 Degree (ref)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 A level

0.79 [0.63,1.00]

1.23 [0.86,1.74]

1.21 [0.70,2.06]

1.49 [1.04,2.12]

1.22 [0.96,1.54]

1.35 [0.86,2.13]

 O level

0.64 [0.51,0.80]

1.57 [1.12,2.18]

1.88 [1.14,3.08]

2.00 [1.43,2.81]

1.57 [1.25,1.98]

2.00 [1.31,3.07]

  < O level

0.50 [0.37,0.67]

2.03 [1.40,2.94]

2.27 [1.31,3.93]

2.72 [1.88,3.94]

2.33 [1.79,3.03]

2.57 [1.61,4.08]

Parental social class

 Professional (ref)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Managerial and technical

0.94 [0.75,1.18]

1.82 [1.26,2.64]

1.69 [0.96,2.96]

1.69 [1.19,2.40]

1.44 [1.14,1.81]

1.59 [1.03,2.45]

 Skilled non-manual

0.70 [0.53,0.91]

2.35 [1.58,3.48]

2.53 [1.41,4.53]

2.24 [1.55,3.25]

1.61 [1.25,2.08]

1.88 [1.18,2.99]

 Skilled manual, etc.

0.66 [0.47,0.93]

3.31 [2.14,5.11]

3.53 [1.88,6.63]

2.91 [1.92,4.43]

2.41 [1.78,3.25]

2.46 [1.46,4.14]