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. 2013 Dec 6;8(12):e80869. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080869

Table 6. Maximal exercise capacity by parental characteristics (univariate analysis).

Wmax (Watt)
N Mean SD P
Parental education <0.001
Post-graduate 2,838 316 48
Post-secondary ≥3 years 41,479 316 48
Post-secondary <3 years 36,947 314 49
Upper secondary 3 years 31,989 307 49
Upper secondary ≤2 years 59,986 302 50
Primary/secondary 9–10 years 24,511 298 50
Primary/secondary <9 years 12,247 292 52
Unspecified 8,823 298 51
Socio Economic Index (SIE) <0.001
Self-employed professionals 10,111 315 49
Professionals/higher non-manual employees 35,948 315 48
Entrepreneurs 16,871 304 50
Intermediate non-manual employees 52,830 312 49
Assistant non-manual employees, lower level 6,438 301 49
Assistant non-manual employees, higher level 19,788 307 50
Skilled employees in goods production 27,978 300 51
Skilled employees in service production 7,675 303 49
Unskilled employees in goods production 12,032 295 51
Unskilled employees in service production 15,020 296 50
Farmers 4,155 300 50
Non-classified employees 5,638 304 49
Non-active gainfully employed 2,865 289 51
Missing data 1,471 299 47
Parental income <0.001
High 96,400 313 49
Medium 104,237 302 50
Low 10,959 296 50
7,224 298 51