Peter Baltrus|Susan A. Everson?Rose|John Lynch|Trivellore E. Raghunathan|George A. Kaplan
Socioeconomic Position in Childhood and Adulthood and Weight Gain over 34 Years: The Alameda County Study
Morehouse School of Medicine|McGill University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Morehouse School of Medicine|McGill University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Morehouse School of Medicine|McGill University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Morehouse School of Medicine|McGill University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Morehouse School of Medicine|McGill University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
socioeconomic position sep shown related obesity weight gain especially among women unclear different measures socioeconomic position may impact weight gain long periods time whether effect different measures vary gender age group examined effect childhood socioeconomic position education occupation log household income measure weight gain using individual growth mixed regression models alameda county study data collected thirty four years19651999 analyses performed four groups stratified gender age baseline women 1730 years n 945 3140 years n 712 men 1730 years n 766 3140 years n 608 low childhood sep associated increased weight gain among women 1730 013 kgyear p 0001 low educational status associated increased weight gain among women 1730 014 kgyear p 0030 3140 014 kgyear p 0014 men 1730 020 kgyear p 0001 log household income inversely associated weight gain among men 3140 010 kgyr p 016 longterm weight gain adulthood associated childhood sep education women education income men