Social patterning in grip strength and in its association with age; a cross sectional analysis using the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)

Table 2 Association^a between SEP measures and grip strength for women and men

	Value	Coefficient (95% CI)	p
Women
Maternal education (N = 8576)	Some qualifications or higher as reference
Maternal education (N = 8576)	No qualifications	−1.075 (− 1.398 to −0.753)	<.001
Education (N = 9824)	A level or higher as reference
Education (N = 9824)	GCSE or lower	−1.034 (− 1.320 to −0.747)	<.001
Income (N = 9848)	All other quintiles as reference
Income (N = 9848)	Lowest quintile	−0.461 (− 0.809 to − 0.114)	<.05
Men
Maternal education (N = 6677)	Some qualifications or higher as reference
Maternal education (N = 6677)	No qualifications	−1.118 (−1.660 to −0.576)	<.001
Education (N = 7799)	A level or higher as reference
Education (N = 7799)	GCSE or lower	0.115 (−0.347 to 0.578)	.625
Income (N = 7811)	All other quintiles as reference
Income (N = 7811)	Lowest quintile	−1.590 (−2.201 to −0.990)	<.001

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