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. 2013 Sep 9;8(9):e74301. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074301

Table 4. Metabolic cardiovascular risk factors according to family income and maternal schooling at birth, stratified by sex.

Mean systolic blood pressure in mmHg (SE) Mean diastolic blood pressure in mmHg (SE) Mean triglycerides in mg/dL (SE) # Mean HDL cholesterol in mg/dL (SE) Mean non-fasting glucose in mg/dL (SE) Mean body mass index in kg/m2 (SE)
MALES
Family income at birth in multiples of 1982 minimum wages P = 0.31 @ P = 0.22 @ P < 0.001* P < 0.001 @ P = 0.43 @ P < 0.001*
≤ 1 123.2 (0.69) 75.9 (0.57) 88.6 (1.03) 51.9 (0.58) 100.0 (0.83) 23.2 (0.18)
1.1-3 123.7 (0.44) 75.6 (0.36) 97.8 (1.02) 50.8 (0.36) 99.3 (0.47) 23.7 (0.12)
3.1-6 123.2 (0.70) 75.3 (0.55) 102.4 (1.03) 51.6 (0.61) 100.6 (0.97) 24.3 (0.21)
6.1-10 124.4 (1.22) 77.9 (0.98) 105.1 (1.06) 55.2 (1.02) 100.7 (1.65) 24.2 (0.38)
> 10 123.0 (1.27) 75.0 (1.02) 102.9 (1.06) 53.9 (1.02) 98.1 (1.38) 24.8 (0.36)
Maternal schooling at birth (in years) P = 0.49 @ P = 0.64 @ P = 0.001* P = 0.05* P = 0.18 @ P < 0.001*
≤ 4 123.7 (0.55) 75.8 (0.45) 93.3 (1.02) 51.1 (0.46) 98.8 (0.56) 23.4 (0.14)
5-8 123.0 (0.46) 75.4 (0.38) 96.9 (1.02) 51.6 (0.38) 100.6 (0.60) 23.8 (0.13)
9-11 124.4 (0.88) 76.3 (0.70) 102.5 (1.04) 51.2 (0.76) 99.8 (1.11) 24.1 (0.26)
≥ 12 123.9 (0.84) 76.1 (0.65) 106.1 (1.04) 53.1 (0.69) 99.3 (0.88) 24.6 (0.27)
FEMALES
Family income at birth in multiples of 1982 minimum wages P = 0.94 @ P = 0.49 @ P < 0.001* P < 0.001* P = 0.93 @ P < 0.001*
≤ 1 111.1 (0.69) 71.2 (0.59) 81.9 (1.02) 56.9 (0.66) 94.8 (0.77) 23.7 (0.27)
1.1-3 111.3 (0.41) 71.0 (0.34) 85.6 (1.02) 58.3 (0.42) 94.7 (0.44) 23.6 (0.15)
3.1-6 111.2 (0.61) 72.2 (0.49) 89.5 (1.03) 62.0 (0.73) 95.0 (0.79) 23.3 (0.22)
6.1-10 110.4 (1.16) 70.9 (0.93) 86.7 (1.05) 63.3 (1.40) 94.4 (1.46) 22.7 (0.33)
> 10 110.6 (1.18) 71.3 (0.94) 90.4 (1.05) 67.3 (1.37) 96.0 (1.44) 21.6 (0.25)
Maternal schooling at birth (in years) P = 0.30* P = 0.02* P = 0.005* P < 0.001* P = 0.17* P < 0.001*
≤ 4 110.9 (0.51) 70.7 (0.43) 84.5 (1.02) 57.1 (0.50) 95.2 (0.58) 23.9 (0.20)
5-8 111.1 (0.44) 71.3 (0.36) 84.1 (1.02) 58.8 (0.47) 94.8 (0.49) 23.5 (0.17)
9-11 111.4 (0.83) 72.0 (0.73) 89.2 (1.03) 61.3 (1.00) 94.7 (0.96) 22.8 (0.26)
≥ 12 111.8 (0.74) 72.2 (0.57) 93.0 (1.03) 65.7 (0.84) 93.7 (0.92) 22.2 (0.19)
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