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. 2012 Dec;51(6):S32–S37. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.022

Table 2.

Prevalence of risk factors for chronic disease at 15 years of age according to socioeconomic trajectories from birth to 11 years. Unadjusted analyses

Risk factors for chronic diseases Socioeconomic trajectories from birth to 11 years
p
Low-low Low-int Low-high Int-low Int-int Int-high High-low High-int High-high
Overweight 15.7% 19.0% 16.1% 14.2% 20.0% 21.6% 20.0% 25.3% 21.4% .007
Obesity 6.7% 8.0% 10.0% 9.1% 8.9% 10.0% 8.0% 9.5% 9.8%
Inactive mode of transportation 12.5% 19.7% 26.6% 16.3% 21.5% 32.9% 17.2% 30.1% 53.2% <.001
<300 min/wk of LTPA 61.7% 62.9% 58.2% 60.5% 59.2% 65.3% 57.3% 62.0% 62.3% .57
Smoking 10.2% 6.4% 2.7% 8.4% 4.5% 3.2% 8.4% 4.6% 3.4% <.001
Weekly or more frequent alcohol use 4.8% 4.2% 5.0% 4.4% 4.4% 4.5% 5.9% 3.5% 4.6% .16
Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) 119 (10) 120 (9) 120 (10) 120 (10) 119 (9) 120 (10) 119 (9) 119 (9) 119 (10) .39
Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD) 67 (7) 68 (6) 68 (6) 68 (6) 68 (6) 68 (6) 68 (6) 68 (6) 67 (6) .11

Int = intermediate socioeconomic tertile.