Table 4

Association between height and own and parents' socioeconomic status, by sex (differences from the baseline category, in cm, adjusted for age and district)

Age and district adjusted
MenWomen
Own education
 Primary
 Vocational2.27  (0.67)*** 0.93  (0.46)4-150
 Secondary3.78 (0.72)*** 2.26 (0.44)***
 University4.08 (0.86)*** 3.52 (0.78)***
Car ownership
 No
 Yes1.39 (0.36)4-150 1.27 (0.37)4-150
Crowding
 No
 Yes−0.60 (0.44)0.23 (0.25)
Mother's education
 Primary/vocational
 Secondary1.89 (0.56)4-150 1.27 (0.46)4-150
 University4.38 (1.39)4-150 3.18 (0.96)4-150
Father's education
 Primary/vocational
 Secondary1.83 (0.45)4-150 1.29 (0.41)4-150
 University2.45 (1.55)2.34 (0.74)4-150
Mother's occupation
 Industrial worker
 Agricultural worker−0.73 (0.57)0.31 (0.42)
 Non-manual1.02 (0.43)1.40 (0.68)
 Professional2.02 (0.42)4-160 1.99 (0.46)4-160
 Not working0.14 (0.64)−0.44 (0.24)
Father's occupation
 Industrial worker
 Agricultural worker−0.38 (0.88)−0.02 (0.75)
 Non-manual2.28 (0.76)4-150 1.92 (0.75)
 Professional2.33 (0.68)4-150 1.50 (0.54)4-150
 Not working1.29 (4.28)1.27 (4.66)
  • 4-150 p<0.05;

  • 4-160 p<0.01, ***p<0.001.