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. 2024 Nov 13;53:101231. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101231

Table 3.

Estimated causal effect of childhood disadvantage on adolescent BMI and overweight/obesity adjusted for potential confounders.

Outcome:
Overweight or Obesity at 14–15 years
Body Mass Index at 14–15 years
Exposure to neighbourhood disadvantage (SEIFA, IRSD) at: Early Childhood ages 2–3
Late Childhood ages 12–13
Early Childhood ages 2–3
Late Childhood ages 12–13
RR (95% CI) p RR (95% CI) p MD (95% CI) p MD (95% CI) p
High Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)
 Compared to living in disadvantage
 Living in average disadvantage 1.02 (0.75, 1.38) 0.90 0.89 (0.61, 1.30) 0.54 −0.00 (−0.05, 0.05) 0.89 −0.03 (−0.08, 0.02) 0.28
 Living in least disadvantage 0.68 (0.50, 0.92) 0.01 0.78 (0.54, 1.12) 0.17 −0.02 (−0.06, 0.02) 0.39 −0.05 (−0.09, −0.01) 0.03
Low Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)
 Compared to living in disadvantage
 Living in average disadvantage 1.09 (0.64, 1.86) 0.75 1.21 (0.71, 2.05) 0.49 0.01 (−0.03, 0.05) 0.65 0.01 (−0.04, 0.06) 0.63
 Living in least disadvantage 0.93 (0.55, 1.59) 0.79 1.34 (0.74, 2.41) 0.33 −0.01 (−0.04, 0.03) 0.67 0.01 (−0.03, 0.05) 0.63
Exposure to family disadvantage (SEP) at: Early Childhood ages 2–3 Late Childhood ages 12–13 Early Childhood ages 2–3 Late Childhood ages 12–13
RR (95% CI) p RR (95% CI) p MD (95% CI) p MD (95% CI) p

High Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)
 Compared to living in disadvantage
 Living in average disadvantage 0.88 (0.61, 1.26) 0.48 0.70 (0.46, 1.08) 0.11 −0.04 (−0.09, 0.01) 0.15 −0.03 (−0.08, 0.01) 0.16
 Living in least disadvantage 0.58 (0.42, 0.79) 0.001 0.63 (0.45, 0.87) 0.01 −0.06 (−0.10, −0.02) 0.01 −0.04 (−0.09, −0.00) 0.03
Low Polygenic Risk Score (PRS)
 Compared to living in disadvantage
 Living in average disadvantage 0.92 (0.51, 1.67) 0.79 1.15 (0.60, 2.19) 0.68 −0.02 (−0.06, 0.02) 0.39 −0.01 (−0.05, 0.04) 0.76
 Living in least disadvantage 0.83 (0.49, 1.43) 0.50 0.87 (0.54, 1.41) 0.58 −0.03 (−0.06, 0.01) 0.17 −0.03 (−0.07, 0.01) 0.13

SEIFA-specific intervention models adjusted for sex, age, genetic principal components, genetic collection/sample type, and confounders measured 2 years prior to the exposure: family-level disadvantage (SEP: parent income, occupation, education), family household conflict, parental mental health.

SEP-specific intervention models adjusted for sex, age, genetic principal components, genetic collection/sample type, and confounders measured 2 years prior to the exposure: neighbourhood-level disadvantage (SEIFA, IRSD), family household conflict, parental mental health.

High polygenic risk defined at median split. Survey weighting applied to all analysis. RR: risk ratio; MD: mean difference; SEIFA: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas; IRSD: Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage; SEP: socioeconomic position; CI: confidence interval.

Disadvantage: Quintile 1–2; Average Disadvantage: Quintile 3; Least Disadvantage: Quintile 4–5.