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. 2023 Aug 30;24:101499. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101499

Table 3b.

Proportionate reduction in maternal education differential by variable group over base model by young Person’s age and sex – logistic spline models of obesity risk.

Maternal Highest Education Early Life Sedentary Physical Diet Fully Adjusted
Male – Reference: Degree or Above
Lower Secondary 22% 9% 7% 0% 25%
Age 9 Upper Secondary 27% 14% 9% -14% 16%
Post Secondary 42% 18% 2% 11% 54%



Lower Secondary 18% 9% 34% 2% 48%
Age 13 Upper Secondary 27% 12% 66% 3% 84%
Post Secondary* 52% 24% 169% 18% 207%



Lower Secondary 13% -3% 20% 3% 22%
Age 17/8 Upper Secondary 18% -13% 43% -2% 34%
Post Secondary 26% -45% 103% -58% 5%
Female – Reference: Degree or Above
Lower Secondary 33% 1% -1% 20% 49%
Age 9 Upper Secondary 25% 1% -1% 18% 40%
Post Secondary 18% 0% -2% 28% 45%



Lower Secondary 29% 0% 19% 28% 67%
Age 13 Upper Secondary 36% -1% 28% 46% 98%
Post Secondary 30% -1% 35% 54% 107%



Lower Secondary 23% 0% 24% 20% 60%
Age 17/8 Upper Secondary 23% -3% 36% 40% 86%
Post Secondary 19% -8% 46% 40% 90%

*A non-significant negative coefficient for the interaction of Age 13*post-secondary (see Table 2b) has been set to zero when calculating these reductions for clarity.