Table 2 Inequalities in DXA-assessed total fat mass and cardiovascular risk factors at 9.9 years, quantified by the SII by maternal education.

From: Are there socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors in childhood, and are they mediated by adiposity? Findings from a prospective cohort study

 

Boys, N=3809

Girls, N=3913

 

SII

(95% CI)

SII

(95% CI)

Inequalities in adiposity

 difference in geometric means comparing most to least deprived (null value=1)

Total fat massa

1.21

(1.08 to 1.36)

1.34

(1.23 to 1.46)

Inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors

 difference in means comparing most to least deprived (null value=0)

Cholesterol (mmol l–1)

0.094

(−0.0059 to 0.19)

0.098

(−0.017 to 0.21)

Triglycerides (mmol l–1)

0.0016

(−0.088 to 0.091)

0.011

(−0.092 to 0.11)

High-density lipoprotein (mmol l–1)

0.017

(−0.027 to 0.061)

−0.021

(−0.066 to 0.024)

Apolipoprotein A1 (mg per 100 ml)

2.20

(−0.66 to 5.05)

0.60

(−2.50 to 3.70)

Apolipoprotein B (mg per 100 ml)

2.57

(0.88 to 4.26)

3.53

(1.55 to 5.52)

Adiponectin (mg ml–1)

0.41

(−0.34 to 1.16)

−0.44

(−1.35 to 0.47)

Systolic blood pressure

2.63

(1.52 to 3.73)

2.82

(1.69 to 3.94)

Diastolic blood pressure

1.25

(0.45 to 2.04)

1.73

(0.97 to 2.49)

 difference in geometric means comparing most to least deprived (null value=1)

C-reactive protein (mg l–1)

1.27

(1.03 to 1.57)

1.43

(1.20 to 1.70)

Leptin (ng ml–1)

1.10

(0.98 to 1.34)

1.25

(1.10 to 1.41)

Interleukin-6 (pg ml–1)

1.16

(1.06 to 1.33)

1.10

(0.96 to 1.27)

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SII, slope index of inequality.
  2. a Additionally adjusted for height and height squared.
  3. N=7722 participants with multivariate imputation.
  4. All analyses are adjusted for age.
  5. SII represents the mean (or geometric mean) difference between the individuals of lowest and highest socioeconomic position on the hypothetical underlying continuous distribution of maternal education.
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