Table 2 Crude and adjusted associations between age- and sex-adjusted body weight (body mass index, BMI) and socioeconomic position (SEP) indicators in the study sample, stratified by sex

Socioeconomic position indicators

 Adolescent’s own study program

  Vocational

1

1

1

1

  General studies

0.66 (0.42–1.03)

0.69 (0.37–1.31)

0.41 (0.25–0.69)

0.42 (0.20–0.86)

  Sports

0.37 (0.14–0.99)

0.42 (0.11–1.56)

0.19 (0.07–0.48)

0.24 (0.08–0.73)

 Mother’s education

  College 4 year or more

1

1

1

1

  College less than 4 years

0.92 (0.47–1.77)

0.60 (0.24–1.48)

2.35 (1.07–5.18)

3.49 (1.29–9.49)

  High school or less

1.04 (0.59–1.83)

0.54 (0.23–1.28)

2.71 (1.35–5.45)

2.18 (0.87–5.50)

  Do not know

0.95 (0.50–1.77)

0.39 (0.13–1.16)

2.86 (1.41–5.79)

1.24 (0.40–3.82)

 Father’s education

  College 4 year or more

1

1

1

1

  College less than 4 years

1.77 (0.80–3.93)

2.35 (0.81–6.76)

0.86 (0.35–2.13)

0.45 (0.14–1.38)

  High school or less

1.56 (0.81–3.01)

2.04 (0.78–5.34)

1.68 (0.87–3.25)

0.89 (0.37–2.13)

  Do not know

1.74 (0.88–3.44)

3.03 (0.96–9.53)

2.08 (1.05–4.10)

1.57 (0.49–5.00)

 Parents’ employment

  Both full time

1

1

1

1

  At least 1 not full time

1.25 (0.79–1.98)

1.07 (0.60–1.93)

1.57 (1.00–2.46)

0.96 (0.55–1.71)

 Nagelkerke R² first (SEP) block

0.056

0.118

 Nagelkerke R² whole model

0.117

0.164