Adult social class | ||||
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Women | I, II | III non-manual | III manual | IV, V |
*Numbers are based on the model including waist-hip ratio and vary only slightly for the other obesity measures. | ||||
Father’s social class | ||||
Waist-hip ratio (%) | p⩽0.001 | |||
Class I and II | n=220* | |||
79.3 (78.5 to 80.2) | ||||
Class III non-manual | n=171 | n=31 | ||
79.7 (78.7 to 80.7) | 81.2 (78.9 to 83.5) | |||
Class III manual | n=196 | n=42 | n=135 | |
80.1 (79.2 to 81.0) | 79.2 (77.2 to 81.1) | 81.0 (79.9 to 82.1) | ||
Class IV and V | n=130 | n=46 | n=134 | n=58 |
81.0 (79.9 to 82.1) | 81.6 (79.7 to 83.5) | 81.4 (80.3 to 82.5) | 84.3 (82.6 to 86.0) | |
Waist-height ratio (%) | p⩽0.001 | |||
Class I and II | 51.2 (50.1 to 52.2) | |||
Class III non-manual | 50.3 (49.1 to 51.5) | 51.9 (49.1 to 54.7) | ||
Class III manual | 52.7 (51.6 to 53.8) | 53.0 (50.6 to 55.4) | 54.1 (52.8 to 55.4) | |
Class IV and V | 54.1 (52.7 to 55.4) | 54.8 (52.6 to 57.0) | 54.9 (53.5 to 56.2) | 59.6 (57.6 to 61.6) |
Waist circumference (cm) | p⩽0.001 | |||
Class I and II | 83.8 (82.1 to 85.4) | |||
Class III non-manual | 82.0 (80.1 to 83.9) | 84.2 (79.8 to 88.6) | ||
Class III manual | 85.0 (83.2 to 86.7) | 85.0 (81.2 to 88.8) | 86.7 (84.5 to 88.8) | |
Class IV and V | 86.9 (84.7 to 89.1) | 89.2 (85.6 to 92.7) | 87.5 (85.4 to 89.6) | 94.9 (91.7 to 98.2) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | p⩽0.001 | |||
Class I and II | 26.5 (25.8 to 27.2) | |||
Class III non-manual | 25.5 (24.6 to 26.3) | 26.4 (24.5 to 28.3) | ||
Class III manual | 27.5 (26.7 to 28.2) | 27.5 (25.9 to 29.1) | 28.2 (27.2 to 29.1) | |
Class IV and V | 28.1 (27.2 to 29.0) | 27.9 (26.4 to 29.4) | 28.2 (27.3 to 29.1) | 30.8 (29.4 to 32.2) |