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. 2016 Dec 28;3:172–178. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.12.012

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.

England
United States
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.