Table 3

Effect of adjustment for early childhood and early adult socioeconomic indicators and health behaviours on the relative index of inequality (head of household social class at age 26) for mortality

 All-cause mortality
Adjusted relative index of inequality (95% CI)% Change in relative index of inequality (95% CI)
Adjustments
Sex (base model)1.97 (1.18 to 3.28)Baseline
Early childhood variables
 Sex+father's social class+mother's education (model A)1.74 (1.00 to 3.04)−18.1 (−88 to 17)
Early adult variables
 Sex+highest educational attainment+home ownership (model B)1.54 (0.87 to 2.75)−35.8 (−229 to 0.5)
Cigarette smoking
 Sex+pack years smoked (model C)1.40 (0.82 to 2.37)−50.8 (−188 to −23)
Early life-course variables
 Sex+early childhood+early adult variables (model D)1.44 (0.79 to 2.62)−46.5 (−181 to 1.5)
Early life-course and smoking behaviour
 Sex+early childhood+early adult variables+smoking (model E)1.19 (0.65 to 2.18)−74.3 (−251 to −20)
  • Based on 195 deaths, 2132 study members, and mortality between ages 26 and 66.