Table 4.

Association Between SES and CHD Among U.S. Older Adults: Health and Retirement Survey, 1992-2012.

Models	Childhood SES	Adult SES	Risk of CHD
Group			OR	95% CI
Model 1: Unadjusted
1	High SES	High SES	1.00
2	Middle SES	High SES	1.72	[1.57, 1.88]
3	Low SES	High SES	1.94	[1.77, 2.14]
4	High SES	Low SES	1.21	[1.09, 1.35]
5	Middle SES	Low SES	2.32	[2.13, 2.52]
6	Low SES	Low SES	2.34	[2.18, 2.52]
Model 2: Adjusted for demographic factors
1	High SES	High SES	1.00
2	Middle SES	High SES	1.22	[1.11, 1.34]
3	Low SES	High SES	1.32	[1.20, 1.47]
4	High SES	Low SES	1.18	[1.06, 1.32]
5	Middle SES	Low SES	1.54	[1.41, 1.69]
6	Low SES	Low SES	1.47	[1.36, 1.59]
Model 3: Adjusted for demographic and behavior factors
1	High SES	High SES	1.00
2	Middle SES	High SES	1.35	[1.08, 1.69]
3	Low SES	High SES	1.60	[1.26, 2.01]
4	High SES	Low SES	1.36	[1.05, 1.76]
5	Middle SES	Low SES	2.24	[1.83, 2.74]
6	Low SES	Low SES	2.44	[2.02, 2.93]

Note. Reference group is high childhood and adult SES. Adjusted for demographic factors (age, sex, and race) and health behavior factors (ever smoked, ever drunk, ever been obese). SES = socioeconomic status; CHD = coronary heart disease; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.