Table 1.
Risk fctors by ethnic group
| White/European (n = 15062) | Asian (n = 1845) |
African (n = 654) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Obese % (95%CI) | 5.4% (5.0%-5.8%) | 7.1% (5.8%-8.6%) | 11.7% (8.9%-15%) |
| 4.3% (2.6%-7% -Indian) | |||
| 6.9% (5.2-9%-Pakastani), | |||
| 11.7% (8.3%-16.2%- Bangladeshi), | |||
| 5.4 (2.3%-12.1%-Other) | |||
| Missing at age 5 | 3095 (20.5%) | 514 (28%) | 207 (32%) |
| Income (at recruitment) | |||
| Less than £10,400 | 25% (24%-26%) | 41% (38%-43%) | 53% (48%-57%) |
| £10,400-£20,800 | 33% (32%-34%) | 40% (38%-43%) | 26% (23%-30%) |
| £20,800+ | 42% (41%-43%) | 19% (17%-21%) | 21% (24%-31%) |
| Missing | 1050 (7.0%) | 341 (18.5%) | 108 (16.5%) |
| Education (at recruitment) | |||
| No qualifications | 16.5% (16%-17%) | 45% (43%-48%) | 33% (30%-37%) |
| O'level equivalent (education to age 16) | 48% (47.5%-49%) | 30% (28%-32%) | 32% (28%-36%) |
| A'level equivalent (education to age 18) | 10% (9%-10%) | 8.6% (7%-10%) | 8% (6%-10%) |
| University (education to age 20+) | 25% (25%-26%) | 16% (14%-18%) | 27% (24%-31%) |
| Missing | 251 (1.7%) | 237 (12.9%) | 50 (7.7%) |
| Birth weight | |||
| Kg.(s.d.) | 3.398 kg (0.57) | 3.09 kg (0.59) | 3.237 kg (0.63) |
| Missing | 33 (0.3%) | 8 (0.6%) | (1.2%) |
| Solid food <3 months | 29% (28%-30%) | 11% (10%-13%) | 14% (12%-17%) |
| Missing | 65 (0.43%) | 35 (1.9%) | 8 (1.2%) |
| Enjoys physical activity (age 5) | 77% (76%-77%) | 74% (72%-76%) | 81% (77%-84%) |
| Missing | 2983 (19.8%) | 505 (27.4%) | 198 (30.28%) |
| Watches more than 3 hours of TV | 15% (14%-15%) | 18% (16%-20%) | 18% (15%-22%) |
| Missing | 2980 (19.8%) | 504 (27.3%) | 200 (30%) |
| Smoking near child | 16% (15%-16%) | 6% (5%-8%) | 5% (3%-7%) |
| Missing | 2986 (19.8%) | 507 (27.5%) | 199 (30.4%) |
| Mothers pre-pregnancy weight (kg) | 63.7 (12.5) | 58.4 (11.5) | 67.9 (14.1) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| For families where child is obese -Parent unconcerned about child's weight | 31% (28%-34.7%) | 40% (29%-50%) | 54% 41%-67% |