Background
Methods
Data
Weight measures
Socioeconomic position
Statistical analysis
Results
Women | Mean body weight at baseline (kg) | Weight change (kg) | |
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Age
| n | kg [95% CI] | kg [95% CI] |
40 | 1075 | 67.2 [66.4-67.9] | 3.1 [2.7-3.4] |
45 | 1150 | 67.6 [66.9-68.4] | 3.1 [2.7-3.4] |
50 | 1198 | 67.5 [66.8-68.2] | 1.9 [1.6-2.3] |
55 | 1330 | 70.1 [69.4-70.8] | 1.0 [0.7-1.4] |
60 | 617 | 70.5 [69.5-71.5] | 0.0 [−0.5-0.4] |
All | 5370 | 68.5 [68.2-68.9] | 1.8 [1.7-2.0] |
Men
| |||
Age
| n | ||
40 | 208 | 82.0 [80.1-83.8] | 2.8 [2.1-3.6] |
45 | 226 | 84.3 [82.5-86.0] | 1.9 [1.2-2.7] |
50 | 252 | 84.4 [82.8-86.1] | 1.8 [1.1-2.5] |
55 | 361 | 83.4 [82.0-84.8] | 0.8 [0.2-1.4] |
60 | 205 | 84.5 [82.6-86.3] | −0.8 [−1.6-(0.0)] |
All | 1252 | 83.7 [82.9-84.5] | 1.3 [1.0-1.6] |
Women | Weight gain ≥ 5 kg | Men | Weight gain ≥ 5 kg | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age
| n | % [95% CI] | n | % [95% CI] |
40 | 1075 | 34 [31.7-36.9] | 208 | 32 [26.1-37.4] |
45 | 1150 | 34 [31.0-36.1] | 226 | 33 [27.3-38.2] |
50 | 1198 | 26 [23.3-28.3] | 252 | 28 [23.0-33.3] |
55 | 1330 | 21 [18.1-22.8] | 361 | 18 [13.7-22.3] |
60 | 617 | 14 [10.5-17.4] | 205 | 10 [4.0-15.5] |
Parental education
| ||||
Higher | 1114 | 24 [21.3-26.5] | 330 | 22 [17.6-26.7] |
Intermediate | 1416 | 27 [25.1-29.7] | 313 | 25 [20.0-29.3] |
Basic | 2840 | 27 [25.4-28.6] | 609 | 24 [20.6-27.3] |
Childhood economic difficulties
| ||||
No difficulties | 4403 | 26 [24.4-27.0] | 1033 | 24 [21.3-26.4] |
Difficulties | 967 | 30 [27.2-32.7] | 219 | 23 [17.2-28.2] |
Own education
| ||||
Higher | 1353 | 22 [19.5-24.1] | 439 | 22 [17.7-25.5] |
Intermediate | 2969 | 28 [26.2-29.4] | 584 | 25 [21.8-28.6] |
Basic | 1048 | 29 [26.1-31.4] | 229 | 24 [18.0-28.9] |
Occupational class
| ||||
Professionals | 1474 | 24 [21.4-25.8] | 571 | 21 [17.9-24.7] |
Semi-professionals | 1090 | 25 [22.7-27.9] | 255 | 24 [18.5-28.8] |
Routine non-manual employees | 2110 | 29 [27.1-30.8] | 124 | 26 [19.0-33.8] |
Manual workers | 696 | 27 [23.8-30.3] | 302 | 27 [22.2-31.6] |
Household income
| ||||
Highest quartile | 1298 | 26 [23.3-28.1] | 314 | 20 [15.4-24.8] |
2nd | 1104 | 23 [20.8-26.0] | 307 | 22 [17.5-26.8] |
3rd | 1521 | 28 [25.3-29.6] | 316 | 24 [18.9-28.1] |
Lowest quartile | 1447 | 29 [26.2-30.7] | 315 | 29 [24.1-33.4] |
Home ownership
| ||||
Owner-occupiers | 3593 | 24 [23.0-25.8] | 888 | 22 [18.9-24.4] |
Renters | 1777 | 31 [28.6-32.7] | 364 | 29 [24.2-32.8] |
Economic difficulties
| ||||
No difficulties | 2821 | 23 [21.6-24.8] | 694 | 20 [17.0-23.3] |
Occasional difficulties | 1585 | 28 [25.8-30.1] | 359 | 25 [21.0-29.7] |
Frequent difficulties | 964 | 34 [30.8-36.3] | 199 | 33 [27.0-38.5] |
Total
| 5370 | 27 [25.3-27.7] | 1252 | 24 [21.2-26.0] |
Weight gain ≥ 5 kg | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
---|---|---|---|
OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | |
Parental education
| |||
Higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Intermediate | 1.20 [1.01-1.44] | 1.17 [0.97-1.40] | 1.06 [0.88-1.28] |
Basic | 1.19 [1.01-1.40] | 1.15 [0.97-1.35] | 1.01 [0.84-1.20] |
Childhood economic difficulties
| |||
No difficulties | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Difficulties | 1.19 [1.02-1.39] | 1.16 [1.00-1.35] | 1.12 [0.95-1.32] |
Own education
| |||
Higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Intermediate | 1.39 [1.19-1.62] | 1.33 [1.14-1.55] | 1.40 [1.11-1.76] |
Basic | 1.48 [1.22-1.80] | 1.38 [1.14-1.68] | 1.43 [1.08-1.90] |
Occupational class
| |||
Professionals | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Semi-professionals | 1.14 [0.96-1.37] | 1.12 [0.93-1.34] | 0.84 [0.66-1.06] |
Routine non-manual employees | 1.34 [1.15-1.56] | 1.28 [1.10-1.49] | 0.92 [0.72-1.17] |
Manual workers | 1.26 [1.03-1.55] | 1.18 [0.96-1.44] | 0.77 [0.57-1.04] |
Household income
| |||
Highest quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2nd | 0.88 [0.73-1.07] | 0.88 [0.73-1.07] | 0.81 [0.67-0.99] |
3rd | 1.10 [0.92-1.30] | 1.09 [0.92-1.29] | 0.94 [0.78-1.13] |
Lowest quartile | 1.15 [0.96-1.37] | 1.14 [0.96-1.35] | 0.87 [0.72-1.06] |
Home ownership
| |||
Owner-occupiers | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Renters | 1.39 [1.23-1.58] | 1.33 [1.17-1.51] | 1.18 [1.03-1.36] |
Economic difficulties
| |||
No difficulties | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Occasional difficulties | 1.29 [1.12-1.49] | 1.23 [1.07-1.42] | 1.19 [1.03-1.38] |
Frequent difficulties | 1.68 [1.43-1.98] | 1.60 [1.37-1.87] | 1.50 [1.26-1.79] |
Weight gain ≥ 5 kg | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
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OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | |
Parental education
| |||
Higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Intermediate | 1.16 [0.80-1.67] | 1.14 [0.79-1.65] | 1.13 [0.77-1.65] |
Basic | 1.11 [0.80-1.54] | 1.09 [0.78-1.51] | 1.09 [0.76-1.56] |
Childhood economic difficulties
| |||
No difficulties | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Difficulties | 0.99 [0.70-1.39] | 0.99 [0.70-1.39] | 0.81 [0.56-1.17] |
Own education
| |||
Higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Intermediate | 1.23 [0.91-1.66] | 1.14 [0.84-1.55] | 0.88 [0.58-1.31] |
Basic | 1.12 [0.75-1.67] | 1.03 [0.69-1.54] | 0.66 [0.38-1.16] |
Occupational class
| |||
Professionals | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Semi-professionals | 1.12 [0.78-1.60] | 1.07 [0.75-1.54] | 1.10 [0.71-1.70] |
Routine non-manual employees | 1.34 [0.87-2.07] | 1.28 [0.82-1.99] | 1.11 [0.64-1.92] |
Manual workers | 1.37 [0.99-1.87] | 1.30 [0.94-1.80] | 1.31 [0.82-2.10] |
Household income
| |||
Highest quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2nd | 1.16 [0.77-1.74] | 1.05 [0.71-1.56] | 1.11 [0.73-1.67] |
3rd | 1.25 [0.84-1.87] | 1.14 [0.77-1.68] | 1.13 [0.74-1.72] |
Lowest quartile | 1.64 [1.11-2.42] | 1.48 [1.02-2.16] | 1.35 [0.88-2.08] |
Home ownership
| |||
Owner-occupiers | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Renters | 1.40 [1.06-1.84] | 1.34 [1.02-1.78] | 1.26 [0.92-1.71] |
Economic difficulties
| |||
No difficulties | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Occasional difficulties | 1.37 [1.00-1.86] | 1.28 [0.95-1.73] | 1.25 [0.91-1.72] |
Frequent difficulties | 1.96 [1.37-2.80] | 1.68 [1.18-2.38] | 1.70 [1.15-2.49] |