Adjusted means and percentage differences in height, weight and ponderal index by NS-SEC and ethnic group.

<p>Mean: means adjusted for sex, age, observer, month and school (random effect).</p><p>95% CI: 95% confidence interval of the mean.</p>¶<p>Estimates adjusted for ethnicity (all groups included).</p>‡<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as an ordinal variable.</p>§<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as a categorical variable.</p>†<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to economically inactive (excluding unclassified group).</p>€<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to routine &manual (excluding economically inactive and unclassified groups).</p>*<p>p-value for NS-SEC fitted as an unordered nominal variable (excluding unclassified group).</p><p>Note: Percentage variance due to school differences: height 0.3%, weight 0.9%, ponderal index 1.3%.</p

Adjusted means and mean differences in HbA1c, glucose and insulin resistance by NS-SEC and ethnic group.

<p>Mean: means adjusted for sex, age, observer, month and school (random effect). Missing values: glucose (n = 33), insulin resistance (n = 151).</p><p>95% CI: 95% confidence interval of the mean.</p>¶<p>Estimates adjusted for ethnicity (all groups included).</p>‡<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as an ordinal variable.</p>§<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as a categorical variable.</p>†<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to economically inactive (excluding unclassified group).</p>€<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to routine &manual (excluding economically inactive and unclassified groups).</p>*<p>p-value for NS-SEC fitted as an unordered nominal variable (excluding unclassified group).</p><p>Percentage variance due to school differences: HbA1c 5.8%, glucose 7.5%, insulin resistance 6.7%.</p

Adjusted means and mean differences in triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and C-reactive protein by NS-SEC and ethnic group.

<p>Mean: means adjusted for sex, age, observer, month and school (random effect). Missing values: CRP (n = 159).</p><p>95% CI: 95% confidence interval of the mean.</p>¶<p>Estimates adjusted for ethnicity (all groups included).</p>‡<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as an ordinal variable.</p>§<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as a categorical variable.</p>†<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to economically inactive (excluding unclassified group).</p>€<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to routine &manual (excluding economically inactive and unclassified groups).</p>*<p>p-value for NS-SEC fitted as an unordered nominal variable (excluding unclassified group).</p><p>Percentage variance due to school differences: Triglyceride 5.3%, HDL-cholesterol 1.8%, C-reactive protein 1.6%.</p

Socio-economic position (NS-SEC) by ethnic group in CHASE, n (%).

<p>Some column percentages do not total 100 due to rounding errors.</p

Adjusted means and percentage differences in skinfolds, fat mass index and waist circumference by NSSEC and ethnic group.

<p>Mean: means adjusted for sex, age, observer, month and school (random effect). Missing values: sum of skinfolds (n = 12), fat mass index (n = 64), waist circumference (n = 1).</p><p>95% CI: 95% confidence interval of the mean.</p>¶<p>Estimates adjusted for ethnicity (all groups included).</p>‡<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as an ordinal variable.</p>§<p>interaction test of NS-SEC and main ethnic groups (white European, black African-Caribbean, South Asian) and excluding “unclassified” NS-SEC group fitting NS-SEC as a categorical variable.</p>†<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to economically inactive (excluding unclassified group).</p>€<p>per NS-SEC decrement from professional to routine &manual (excluding economically inactive and unclassified groups).</p>*<p>p-value for NS-SEC fitted as an unordered nominal variable (excluding unclassified group).</p><p>Note: Percentage variance due to school differences: sum of skinfolds 1.5%, fat mas index 3.5%, waist circumference 0.9%.</p

Mean difference (95% CI) in each cardiac measure for selected life course socioeconomic position model, individually adjusted for potential mediators (not cumulatively).

<p>Mean difference (95% CI) in each cardiac measure for selected life course socioeconomic position model, individually adjusted for potential mediators (not cumulatively).</p

Sex- and age-adjusted differences (95% CI) in cardiac markers by socioeconomic position at three points during the lifecourse.

<p>Sex- and age-adjusted differences (95% CI) in cardiac markers by socioeconomic position at three points during the lifecourse.</p

Sex and age-adjusted p-values from partial F tests comparing each life course model with the saturated model for the associations between socioeconomic position and selected cardiac markers ^a.

<p>Sex and age-adjusted p-values from partial F tests comparing each life course model with the saturated model for the associations between socioeconomic position and selected cardiac markers <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0152691#t003fn002" target="_blank">^a</a>.</p

Description of the study population.

<p>Description of the study population.</p