Age adjusted odds ratios for coronary heart disease and coronary heart disease risk factors according to indices of inequality for different measures of adulthood socioeconomic position
| Head of household occupational social class | Car access | Housing ownership | Pension arrangements | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Anyone with a doctor diagnosis, taking a drug for treatment, or with a blood pressure at baseline examination ⩾160 systolic and/or ⩾100 diastolic. †Proportionate (percentage) difference estimated from exponentiate of regression coefficient of logged triglyceride or HOMA score. WHO diabetes, doctor diagnosis of diabetes and/or fasting glucose ⩾7.0 mmol/l); HDL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA, homoeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. | ||||
| Aged adjusted odds ratios of binary outcomes comparing lowest with highest SEP for each indicator | ||||
| Coronary heart disease | 2.4 (1.7, 3.2) | 1.9 (1.3, 2.7) | 2.8 (1.9, 4.2) | 2.0 (1.4, 2.7) |
| WHO defined diabetes | 1.4 (0.9, 2.1) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) | 1.9 (1.2, 3.3) | 1.3 (0.9, 2.0) |
| Hypertension* | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.7) | 1.5 (1.1, 2.0) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) |
| Ever smoked | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) | 1.8 (1.3, 2.4) | 3.2 (2.3, 4.3) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) |
| ⩽2 hours activity per week | 1.9 (1.4, 2.6) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) | 2.3 (1.6, 3.3) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.3) |
| Moderate alcohol daily | 0.2 (0.1, 0.2) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) |
| Aged adjusted difference in means of continuous outcomes (mean in lowest SEP–highest SEP) for each indicator | ||||
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 3.0 (0.2, 5.8) | −0.1 (−3.7, 3.4) | −0.6 (−4.6, 3.4) | 2.4 (−0.6, 5.4) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 0.2 (1.2, 1.5) | 1.2 (−0.5, 2.9) | 0.5 (−1.5, 2.4) | 1.5 (0.1, 3.0) |
| Triglycerides† | 12% (6, 18%) | 15% (7, 23%) | 25% (15, 35%) | 13% (6, 19%) |
| HDL (mmol/l) | −0.2 (−0.3, −0.2) | −0.2 (−0.3, −0.2) | −0.2 (−0.2, −0.1) | −0.2 (−0.3, −0.2) |
| HOMA score† | 13% (5, 22%) | 23% (12, 35%) | 25% (12, 40%) | 16% (7, 26%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.5 (0.9, 2.1) | 0.9 (0.2, 1.7) | 2.7 (1.9, 3.5) | 0.9 (0.3, 1.5) |
| Waist to hip ratio (×100) | 1.4 (0.6, 2.2) | 1.2 (0.2, 2.2) | 2.8 (1.6, 3.9) | 1.5 (0.7, 2.4) |
| Height (mm) | −26.7 (−33.7, −19.8) | −20.7 (−29.5, −12.0) | −21.6 (−31.4, −11.8) | −18.2 (−25.6, −10.8) |
| Leg length (mm) | −18.9 (−23.6, −14.1) | −11.8 (−17.9, −5.8) | −14.7 (−21.4, −7.9) | −10.6 (−15.7, −5.5) |
| Trunk length (mm) | −8.2 (−12.2, −4.2) | −8.9 (−14.0, −3.9) | −6.5 (−12.2, −0.9) | −7.7 (−11.9, −3.5) |