Table 2.
Means and 95% CI of variables at birth in relation to socioeconomic trajectories in parents born in 1982
| Variables at birth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | Length (cm) | Head circumference (cm) | Gestational age (week) | |
| Mothers’ socioeconomic trajectory | p=0.001 | p<0.001 | p=0.012 | p=0.003 |
| Always poor | 2.99 (2.83 to 3.14) | 47.31 (46.59 to 48.04) | 33.60 (33.12 to 34.08) | 37.94 (37.11 to 38.76) |
| Poor→non-poor | 2.91 (2.53 to 3.30) | 47.26 (45.52 to 49.00) | 33.57 (32.44 to 34.70) | 38.06 (36.52 to 39.60) |
| Non-poor→poor | 3.28 (3.12 to 3.43) | 48.44 (47.74 to 49.14) | 34.11 (33.51 to 34.72) | 39.44 (38.78 to 40.10) |
| Never poor | 3.31 (3.17 to 3.46) | 49.08 (48.43 to 49.73) | 34.46 (34.11 to 34.81) | 39.28 (38.68 to 39.88) |
| Fathers’ socioeconomic trajectory | p=0.41 | p=0.493 | p=0.716 | p=0.448 |
| Always poor | 2.99 (2.80 to 3.19) | 48.05 (47.44 to 48.66) | 33.74 (33.38 to 34.11) | 38.32 (37.36 to 39.27) |
| Poor→non-poor | 3.33 (3.03 to 3.63) | 48.70 (47.07 to 50.33) | 34.54 (33.70 to 35.38) | 39.89 (38.51 to 41.27) |
| Non-poor→poor | 3.13 (2.94 to 3.33) | 48.29 (47.14 to 49.43) | 33.70 (32.92 to 34.48) | 38.92 (37.92 to 39.93) |
| Never poor | 3.11 (2.89 to 3.33) | 48.47 (47.79 to 49.16) | 33.98 (33.57 to 34.39) | 38.84 (37.95 to 39.73) |