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Table 2 Life course factors associated with obesity: odds ratios from logistic models at age 50-61

From: Variation in the effects of family background and birth region on adult obesity: results of a prospective cohort study of a Great Depression-era American cohort

Covariate

Women (n = 3,539)

Men (n = 2,914)

Adjusted for demographic factorsa

Adjusted for late-middle life socio-demographic and behavior-health factorsb

Adjusted for demographic factorsa

Adjusted for late-middle life socio-demographic and behavior-health factorsb

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Mother’s years of schooling

0.94

0.92, 0.97

0.96

0.93, 0.99

0.99

0.96, 1.02

1.00

0.97, 1.03

Pretty well off financially

1.10

0.75, 1.63

1.38

0.92, 2.08

0.64

0.40, 1.04

0.73

0.45, 1.19

About average financially

1.00

0.83, 1.21

1.04

0.86, 1.26

0.84

0.68, 1.03

0.83

0.68, 1.03

Father lost job

0.94

0.75, 1.17

0.92

0.74, 1.15

1.20

0.95, 1.52

1.21

0.95, 1.54

Received financial help from relatives

1.16

0.89, 1.51

1.21

0.92, 1.58

0.83

0.61, 1.12

0.85

0.63, 1.15

Family moved for financial reasons

1.00

0.79, 1.27

0.96

0.75, 1.22

0.79

0.61, 1.03

0.80

0.61, 1.04

Born in New England Division

1.74

1.14, 2.68

1.42

0.86, 2.35

1.46

0.93, 2.28

1.66

0.99, 2.79

Born in Middle Atlantic Division

1.43

1.08, 1.88

1.15

0.81, 1.65

1.22

0.88, 1.69

1.34

0.90, 2.00

Born in East North Central Division

1.35

1.03, 1.76

1.03

0.73, 1.45

1.35

1.00, 1.83

1.37

0.94, 1.98

Born in West North Central Division

1.07

0.78, 1.47

0.80

0.54, 1.19

1.15

0.81, 1.64

1.12

0.73, 1.72

Born in East South Central Division

0.84

0.63, 1.12

0.77

0.57, 1.04

1.08

0.77, 1.52

1.05

0.74, 1.49

Born in West South Central Division

0.96

0.72, 1.28

0.92

0.68, 1.25

1.12

0.78, 1.59

1.09

0.76, 1.58

Born in Mountain Division

0.65

0.39, 1.11

0.64

0.35, 1.17

0.90

0.52, 1.56

0.94

0.51, 1.73

Born in Pacific Division

0.83

0.53, 1.29

0.88

0.52, 1.49

1.07

0.66, 1.72

1.13

0.64, 2.00

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  2. aAdjusted for birth date, and race-ethnicity
  3. bAdjusted for birth date, race-ethnicity, marital status, education, income, net wealth, lifetime occupation, current residential place, smoking status, and physical activity