Association between SEP and children’s weight status categories, by wave
| Waves | SEP quintiles | RR for SEP quintile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal–overweight/obese | Overweight/obese–overweight/obese | Overweight/obese–normal | |||||
| RR (95% CI) | p Value | RR (95% CI) | p Value | RR (95% CI) | p Value | ||
| Wave 1–2 | Adjusted* for independent variables and covariates | ||||||
| 2nd Quintile | 1.35 (0.80 to 2.28) | 0.26 | 1.02 (0.74 to 1.41) | 0.86 | 0.87 (0.60 to 1.26) | 0.46 | |
| 3rd Quintile | 1.43 (0.84 to 2.43) | 0.19 | 1.33 (0.97 to 1.82) | 0.07 | 0.94 (0.65 to 1.37) | 0.75 | |
| 4th Quintile | 1.82(1.07 to 3.09) | 0.03 | 1.20 (0.85 to 1.68) | 0.30 | 0.77 (0.50 to 1.17) | 0.22 | |
| Most disadvantaged | 1.56 (0.82 to 2.97) | 0.18 | 1.43 (0.97 to 2.11) | 0.07 | 1.08 (0.68 to 1.71) | 0.75 | |
| Wave 1–3 | Adjusted* for independent variables and covariates | ||||||
| 2nd Quintile | 0.98 (0.67 to 1.46) | 0.94 | 0.89 (0.65 to 1.22) | 0.49 | 1.00 (0.67 to 1.49) | 1.00 | |
| 3rd Quintile | 0.81 (0.53 to 1.23) | 0.32 | 0.97 (0.71 to 1.32) | 0.84 | 1.31 (0.89 to 1.92) | 0.18 | |
| 4th Quintile | 1.21 (0.80 to 1.82) | 0.36 | 0.92 (0.66 to 1.30) | 0.65 | 1.12 (0.72 to 1.72) | 0.62 | |
| Most disadvantaged | 1.68(1.06 to 2.65) | 0.03 | 1.46 (0.99 to 2.13) | 0.05 | 1.43 (0.87 to 2.35) | 0.15 | |
| Wave 1–4 | Adjusted* for independent variables and covariates | ||||||
| 2nd Quintile | 1.26 (0.87 to 1.83) | 0.23 | 1.14 (0.81 to 1.60) | 0.46 | 0.76 (0.52 to 1.11) | 0.16 | |
| 3rd Quintile | 1.15 (0.78 to 1.69) | 0.48 | 1.38 (0.99 to 1.93) | 0.06 | 0.94 (0.65 to 1.36) | 0.75 | |
| 4th Quintile | 1.59(1.08 to 2.35) | 0.02 | 1.33 (0.93 to 1.91) | 0.12 | 0.75 (0.49 to 1.15) | 0.19 | |
| Most disadvantaged | 2.25(1.46 to 3.74) | <0.01 | 1.96(1.30 to 2.96) | <0.01 | 1.18 (0.74 to 1.89) | 0.48 | |
Bold indicates significant result.
*Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and mother's and father's BMI.
BMI, body mass index;RR, relative risk; SEP, socioeconomic position.