Table 2 Age-adjusted means^a of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position (SEP) indicators and pathway variables by occupational class for men aged 35–64: The 2007–2009 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 4176; weighted n = 10,528,165)

Childhood SEP

Height (cm)

169.8

169.4–170.3

169.7

169.4–170.1

168.1

167.7–168.4

168.4

167.9–168.9

Adulthood SEP

Monthly household income (10,000 won) ^b

424.9

404.1–445.8

354.1

338.0–370.2

272.8

261.3–284.2

210.6

194.5–226.7

Biological health risk factors

Body mass index (kg/m²)

24.7

24.5–24.9

24.5

24.3–24.8

24.1

23.9–24.3

24.0

23.8–24.2

Blood pressure (mmHg)

117.5

116.1–119.0

118.9

117.8–120.0

120.6

119.5–121.7

120.6

119.2–121.9

Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL)

192.1

189.5–194.7

189.9

187.4–192.3

191.8

189.5–194.1

191.0

188.2–193.8

Serum glucose level (mg/dL)

102.4

100.6–104.2

102.5

100.9–104.0

102.7

101.0–104.4

102.2

100.1–104.3

Health behaviors

Smoking quantity per day (cigarettes)

17.8

16.6–19.1

18.5

17.4–19.5

19.4

18.7–20.2

18.6

17.5–19.6

Work environment ^c

Cleanliness and comfort

3.1

3.1–3.2

3.0

3.0–3.1

2.5

2.5–2.6

2.6

2.6–2.7

Dangerous

1.7

1.7–1.8

1.8

1.8–1.9

2.6

2.6–2.7

2.3

2.2–2.4

Time pressure

2.3

2.3–2.4

2.3

2.2–2.3

2.3

2.2–2.3

2.4

2.4–2.5

Authority

3.2

3.2–3.3

3.0

3.0–3.1

2.7

2.7–2.8

3.0

3.0–3.1

Respected and trusted

3.1

3.0–3.1

3.0

3.0–3.1

2.9

2.9–3.0

3.0

2.9–3.0

Long hours in an uncomfortable position

1.8

1.8–1.9

1.9

1.9–2.0

2.3

2.3–2.4

2.4

2.3–2.5

Carrying heavy objects

1.6

1.5–1.6

1.9

1.8–2.0

2.3

2.3–2.4

2.5

2.4–2.5

Hiding emotions

2.2

2.2–2.3

2.3

2.2–2.3

2.3

2.3–2.3

2.1

2.1–2.2