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. 2016 Jun 3;11(6):e0156945. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156945

Table 2. Prevalence and population attributable fractions of weight and hypertension problems by SES.

  Underweight Overweight Obesity Hypertension
Prevalence by maternal education level, %
    Secondary school or below 4.14 17.15 3.84 8.56
    Tertiary education or above 3.34 15.03 3.00 7.55
Prevalence by neighbourhood income level, %
    ≤ HKD 14654 3.52 17.72 4.94 9.17
    > HKD 14654 to 17625 3.95 16.66 3.77 7.75
    > HKD 17625 to 25000 3.19 17.87 3.86 8.83
    > HKD 25000 3.38 10.86 1.80 6.91
Population attribution fraction
    Maternal education level - - 17.8% 8.5%
    Neighbourhood income level 29.8% 23.8% 39.7% -
Proportional reduction in hypothetical scenarios
    Increased opportunity in tertiary education - - 4.4% 2.1%
    Overall economic development 3.9% 1.9% 4.8% -
    Poverty reduction programme 5.5% 0.2% 6.3% -