Table 1.

Age, BMI, and EA in parents and offspring

		Fathers n = 2,817	Mothers n = 4,084	Sons n = 3,999	Daughters n = 8,235
Age	N available data	2,817	4,084	3,999	8,235
	mean	55.88	53.01	31.64	31.91
	SD	7.90	8.04	14.74	14.35
BMI	N available data	2,758	3,960	3,865	7,924
	mean	26.10	25.66	23.53	23.06
	SD	3.27	4.46	3.49	3.84
EA	N available data	2,030	2,897	1,902	4,163
EA level	Dutch equivalent
Elementary school	Basisschool	1.7%	2.3%	1.1%	1.3%
Lower vocational education	Vmbo/vocational stream	13.2%	11.3%	7.5%	%6.3
Lower general secondary school	Mulo, mavo, vmbo/theoretical stream	9.1%	19.5%	6.1%	9.2%
Intermediate vocational education	Mbo	20.0%	23.1%	20.8%	27.3%
Upper general secondary school	Havo, hbs, atheneum, gymnasium	5.3%	8.7%	2.9%	4.9%
Higher vocational education	Hbo	27.9%	25.5%	29.3%	29.1%
University degree	Post-hbo degree	18.8%	8.9%	25.7%	18.4%
Post-graduate degree	PhD degree	4.1%	0.8%	6.6%	3.6%

Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, EA Educational attainment, SD Standard deviation