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. 2019 Aug 23;14(8):e0221252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221252

Table 3. Sex- and age-adjusted effects and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) on body mass index (BMI) in linear regression models of the joint effects of tertiles of a BMI-associated genetic risk score (GRSBMI) and socioeconomic position indicators, calculated separately for income quartiles and education categories, with the group of having a low genetic risk score and the highest socioeconomic position as reference.

Income Quartiles
n ß (95% CI) p
Lower Quartile
    High GRSBMI 175 0.19 (-0.51; 0.89) 0.59
    Middle GRSBMI 170 -0.70 (-1.38; -0.02) 0.05
    Low GRSBMI 167 -0.65 (-1.33; 0.03) 0.06
2nd Quartile
    High GRSBMI 827 0.98 (0.33; 1.62) <0.01
    Middle GRSBMI 849 0.31 (-0.35; 0.97) 0.35
    Low GRSBMI 810 -0.37 (-1.04; 0.29) 0.27
3rd Quartile
    High GRSBMI 333 1.24 (0.57; 1.91) <0.01
    Middle GRSBMI 329 -0.08 (-0.75; 0.58) 0.81
    Low GRSBMI 343 -0.30 (-0.96; 0.37) 0.38
Highest Quartile
    High GRSBMI 135 1.77 (1.10; 2.44) 2.0*10−7
    Middle GRSBMI 172 0.69 (0.03; 1.34) 0.04
    Low GRSBMI 172 Ref. - -
Education Groups
n ß (95% CI) p
≤ 10 years
    High GRSBMI 295 4.54 (3.57; 5.51) <2.0*10−16
    Middle GRSBMI 320 2.72 (1.74; 3.69) 4.6*10−8
    Low GRSBMI 332 1.62 (0.64; 2.59) <0.01
11–13 years
    High GRSBMI 404 2.68 (1.93; 3.43) 2.2*10−12
    Middle GRSBMI 366 1.80 (1.06; 2.55) 2.2*10−6
    Low GRSBMI 355 1.18 (0.43; 1.93) <0.01
14–17 years
    High GRSBMI 340 1.99 (1.15; 2.82) 3.2*10−6
    Middle GRSBMI 355 1.10 (0.26; 1.93) 0.01
    Low GRSBMI 354 1.39 (0.56; 2.22) <0.01
≥ 18 years
    High GRSBMI 351 0.76 (-0.26; 1.78) 0.14
    Middle GRSBMI 381 0.02 (-0.93; 0.98) 0.96
    Low GRSBMI 361 Ref.- -