Table 1 Descriptive information for the analytical sample.
From: Effects of increased body mass index on employment status: a Mendelian randomisation study
Female | Male | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 104945 | 125846 | 230791 |
Age (mean (SD)) | 50.96 (5.55) | 54.46 (7.04) | 52.87 (6.64) |
BMI (mean (SD)) | 26.82 (5.32) | 27.84 (4.30) | 27.38 (4.82) |
Employment Category (%) | |||
Employed | 83292 (79.4%) | 90303 (71.8%) | 173595 (75.2%) |
Retired Early | 6768 (6.4%) | 24036 (19.1%) | 30804 (13.3%) |
Sick/Disabled | 4978 (4.7%) | 6848 (5.4%) | 11826 (5.1%) |
Family/Carer | 7534 (7.2%) | 1080 (0.9%) | 8614 (3.7%) |
Unemployed | 1640 (1.6%) | 3558 (2.8%) | 5198 (2.3%) |
Not in Paid Work | 20791 (19.8%) | 34507 (27.4%) | 55298 (24.0%) |
Hours Worked Weekly (mean (SD)) | 32.28 (11.60) | 40.34 (11.07) | 36.47 (12.02) |
Townsend Deprivation Index (mean (SD)) | −1.49 (2.93) | −1.48 (3.02) | −1.48 (2.98) |
Household Income (%) | |||
Less than 18,000 | 13707 (13.1%) | 18055 (14.3%) | 31762 (13.8%) |
18,000 to 30,999 | 19968 (19.0%) | 25266 (20.1%) | 45234 (19.6%) |
31,000 to 51,999 | 28012 (26.7%) | 33279 (26.4%) | 61291 (26.6%) |
52,000 to 100,000 | 24485 (23.3%) | 29693 (23.6%) | 54178 (23.5%) |
Greater than 100,000 | 6303 (6.0%) | 8030 (6.4%) | 14333 (6.2%) |
NA | 12470 (11.9%) | 11523 (9.2%) | 23993 (10.4%) |
Highest Educational Attainment (%) | |||
None of the below | 9321 (8.9%) | 17023 (13.5%) | 26344 (11.4%) |
CSEs or equivalent | 5709 (5.4%) | 5035 (4.0%) | 10744 (4.7%) |
O levels/GCSEs or equivalent | 15486 (14.8%) | 12937 (10.3%) | 28423 (12.3%) |
A levels/AS levels or equivalent | 6896 (6.6%) | 6562 (5.2%) | 13458 (5.8%) |
NVQ or HND or HNC or equivalent | 13834 (13.2%) | 20850 (16.6%) | 34684 (15.0%) |
Other professional qualifications eg: nursing, teaching | 15518 (14.8%) | 18354 (14.6%) | 33872 (14.7%) |
College or University degree | 37508 (35.7%) | 44076 (35.0%) | 81584 (35.3%) |
NA | 673 (0.6%) | 1009 (0.8%) | 1682 (0.7%) |
