Table 3
Proportion obese at age 53 by role histories
Role histories
n = 1433
% Obese at age 53
χ
2
= 19.53, p = 0.003.
Multiple roles
547
23
Childless
159
25
Homemakers
149
38
Lone mothers
247
24
Remarried mothers
183
24
Intermittent employed married mothers
148
32