Table 3.
Age-standardised prevalence and logistic regression model of morbid obesity in women from England and the USA by income and education category. Figures are frequencies except where indicated.
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England |
United States |
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| n/N | Prevalence (%) | AORa(95% CI) | n/N | Prevalence (%) | AORa(95% CI) | ||
| Household income | Household income | ||||||
| Highest (≥£52,000) | 51/2538 | 2.01 | 1.00 | Highest (≥$75,000) | 75/1224 | 5.78 | 1.00 |
| £33,800 to £52,000 | 57/1931 | 2.88 | 1.53 (1.04 to 2.24) | $55,000 to $74,999 | 40/514 | 6.99 | 1.67 (0.85, 3.30) |
| £23,400 to £33,800 | 76/1978 | 3.81 | 2.08 (1.44 to 3.01) | $35,000 to $54,999 | 78/881 | 9.47 | 1.85 (1.03, 3.32) |
| £13,000 to £23,400 | 140/2739 | 5.28 | 3.01 (2.14 to 4.23) | $20,000 to $34,999 | 140/1024 | 13.87 | 2.75 (1.65, 4.56) |
| Lowest (<£13,000) | 117/2500 | 5.11 | 2.92 (2.07 to 4.12) | Lowest (<$20,000) | 163/1408 | 12.04 | 1.97 (1.19, 3.25) |
| Not disclosed | 114/3051 | 4.15 | 2.18 (1.55 to 3.07) | Not disclosed | 18/358 | 5.03 | 0.79 (0.30, 2.05) |
| Education Level | Education Level | ||||||
| Degree | 84/3723 | 2.23 | 1.00 | College or above | 75/1355 | 5.34 | 1.00 |
| Higher education | 46/1428 | 3.24 | 1.54 (1.06 to 2.23) | Some college | 206/1777 | 11.81 | 3.11 (1.83, 5.28) |
| A Level/NVQ3 | 84/2167 | 3.65 | 1.75 (1.27 to 2.41) | High school | 113/1111 | 10.67 | 2.68 (1.50, 4.79) |
| O Level/NVQ2 | 140/3163 | 4.60 | 2.07 (1.55 to 2.76) | 9th to 11th grade | 77/714 | 10.92 | 2.04 (1.09, 3.80) |
| CSE/NVQ1 | 35/474 | 7.38 | 3.47 (2.30 to 5.24) | <9th grade | 43/452 | 9.24 | 1.87 (0.93, 3.74) |
| No qualifications | 152/3395 | 4.90 | 2.61 (1.95 to 3.48) | – | – | ||
| Not disclosed | 14/387 | 2.76 | 2.26 (1.25 to 4.09) | – | – | ||
a
AOR Age-adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval; n, number with morbid obesity; N, total number in category.