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. 2017 Mar 8;3:2333721417696673. doi: 10.1177/2333721417696673

Table A2.

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

Models
Risk of CHD
Group Childhood SES Adult SES OR 95% CI
Model 1: Unadjusted
 1 High SES High SES 1.00
 2 Middle SES High SES 1.84 [1.69, 2.00]
 3 Low SES High SES 1.89 [1.73, 2.07]
 4 High SES Low SES 1.19 [1.10, 1.30]
 5 Middle SES Low SES 2.36 [2.20, 2.54]
 6 Low SES Low SES 2.33 [2.18, 2.48]
Model 2: Adjusted for demographic factors
 1 High SES High SES 1.00
 2 Middle SES High SES 1.25 [1.14, 1.37]
 3 Low SES High SES 1.29 [1.17, 1.41]
 4 High SES Low SES 1.22 [1.12, 1.33]
 5 Middle SES Low SES 1.55 [1.43, 1.67]
 6 Low SES Low SES 1.46 [1.36, 1.57]
Model 3: Adjusted for demographic and behavior factors
 1 High SES High SES 1.00
 2 Middle SES High SES 1.45 [1.19, 1.78]
 3 Low SES High SES 1.52 [1.23, 1.88]
 4 High SES Low SES 1.35 [1.09, 1.66]
 5 Middle SES Low SES 2.27 [1.91, 2.69]
 6 Low SES Low SES 2.46 [2.09, 2.90]

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.