Associations of cumulative poverty and child health outcomes at child’s age 14 years in the UK Millennium Cohort Study
| Outcomes | Cumulative number of times of poverty | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Socioemotional behavioural problems (SDQ≥17) | Ref. | 1.46 (1.02 to 2.09) | 2.51 (1.68 to 3.74) | 3.05 (2.09 to 4.46) | 2.40 (1.56 to 3.68) | 4.08 (2.88 to 5.77) | 3.57 (2.44 to 5.21) |
| Obesity | Ref. | 1.09 (0.78 to 1.53) | 2.03 (1.41 to 2.91) | 1.32 (0.84 to 2.09) | 1.35 (0.85 to 2.16) | 1.51 (0.91 to 2.49) | 1.89 (1.25 to 2.84) |
| Longstanding illness | Ref. | 1.01 (0.80 to 1.27) | 1.79 (1.36 to 2.36) | 1.82 (1.32 to 2.51) | 1.34 (0.89 to 2.02) | 2.23 (1.59 to 3.11) | 1.78 (1.27 to 2.49) |
Models adjusted for lone parenthood, maternal education and maternal ethnicity.
SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.