TABLE 4.
Independent Effect of Childhood Socioeconomic Position Measures on Adult Body Mass Index: Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey, California, 2000–2001
| White (n = 626), B (95% CI) | Hispanic (n = 623), B (95% CI) | Black (n = 147), B (95% CI) | |
| Working-class status in childhooda | 1.03 (0.99, 1.08) | 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) | 1.01 (0.95, 1.07) |
| Mother's education | |||
| Less than high school diploma (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school diploma | 0.92** (0.86, 0.98) | 0.94* (0.89, 0.99) | 0.97 (0.89, 1.05) |
| ≥ 4 years college | 0.91** (0.85, 0.97) | 0.92 (0.82, 1.04) | 0.89** (0.82, 0.97) |
| Family income, $ | |||
| 0–9999 (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 10 000–29 999 | 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) | 1.02 (0.97, 1.07) | 0.98 (0.87, 1.10) |
| 30 000–49 999 | 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) | 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) | 1.06 (0.94, 1.19) |
| 50 000–69 999 | 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) | 0.96 (0.90, 1.02) | 1.10 (0.98, 1.23) |
| ≥ 70 000 | 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) | 0.99 (0.92, 1.05) | 0.99 (0.89, 1.10) |
| US education | |||
| Less than high school diploma (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school diploma | 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) | 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) | 1.03 (0.91, 1.18) |
| ≥ 4 years college | 0.95 (0.87, 1.04) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) | 1.09 (0.90, 1.31) |
| Working-class status in adulthooda | 1.00 (0.96, 1.05) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.03) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.13) |
Note. CI = confidence interval. Weighted data were used. Body mass index was log transformed. Models were adjusted for gender, age (spline), marital status, and US nativity.
a
Working-class status was defined based on the work of Krieger et al., who designated certain census occupational codes as working class on the basis of the level of supervisory responsibility they entail.17
*P < .05; **P < .01.