Table 3 Fixed-effect estimates for the main-effects models of the continuous variables; body mass index, fat mass index and waist to height ratio.

From: Intersectional inequality in general and central obesity: cross-sectional UK Biobank study

 

Body mass index—Sympercent (95% CI)

Fat mass index—Sympercent (95% CI)

Waist to height ratio—Sympercent (95% CI)

Intercept

25.77 (25.51, 26.03)

8.58 (8.42, 8.74)

0.48 (0.48, 0.49)

Sex (Female reference)

 Male Sex

1.03 (0.45, 1.62)

−37.93 (−39.05, −36.82)

3.56 (3.05, 4.06)

Age (<55 Reference)

 Age 55 or above

1.37 (0.78, 1.96)

8.05 (6.93, 9.17)

4.15 (3.65, 4.66)

Household income (>£52000 Reference)

 £31,000–£52,000

1.43 (0.49, 2.38)

2.70 (0.91, 4.50)

1.73 (0.92, 2.53)

 £18,000–£31,000

1.60 (0.66, 2.54)

3.09 (1.30, 4.88)

2.54 (1.73, 3.34)

 <£18,000

3.08 (2.14, 4.02)

5.86 (4.07, 7.65)

4.44 (3.64, 5.25)

 Prefer not to say/Don’t know

2.28 (1.34, 3.21)

4.52 (2.74, 6.30)

3.55 (2.75, 4.35)

Ethnicity (White reference)

 Asian

−3.01 (−3.78, −2.24)

−1.47 (−2.92, −0.02)

2.27 (1.61, 2.93)

 Black

5.49 (4.64, 6.33)

10.22 (8.60, 11.84)

2.75 (2.03, 3.47)

 Mixed

−0.07 (−0.88, 0.74)

−0.32 (−1.88, 1.23)

1.20 (0.50, 1.89)

Neighbourhood deprivation (Low deprivation reference)

 Moderate—Low

1.58 (0.72, 2.45)

3.38 (1.73, 5.03)

1.33 (0.59, 2.06)

 Moderate—High

2.85 (2.01, 3.70)

6.00 (4.39, 7.61)

2.56 (1.84, 3.29)

 High

4.56 (3.71, 5.41)

9.48 (7.85, 11.10)

3.97 (3.24, 4.70)

  1. The estimates are sympercents which are symmetrical percentage differences. These are relative to the reference group (female sex, income <£18,000, white ethnicity, aged < 55 and in a low deprivation neighbourhood).