Table 1

 Early life characteristics and RF in Hertfordshire Cohort Study men, n = 675

CharacteristicFrequencyRF +ve casesOdds ratio (95% CI)
No (%)UnivariateMutually adjusted
*Four results missing.
Birth weight (g)
<317521543 (20.0)1.01.0
3175–362923336 (15.5)0.73 (0.45 to 1.19)0.76 (0.46 to 1.25)
>362922733 (14.5)0.68 (0.41 to 1.12)0.69 (0.41 to 1.15)
p = 0.26 on 2df p = 0.32 on 2df
Weight at 1 year (g)
<975223638 (16.1)1.0
9752–1057519934 (17.1)1.07 (0.65 to 1.78) Not included in model
>1057524040 (16.7)1.04 (0.64 to 1.69)
p = 0.96 on 2df
Conditional growth
Lowest third22329 (13.0)1.01.0
Middle third22241 (18.5)1.52 (0.90 to 2.54)1.57 (0.92 to 2.68)
Highest third23042 (18.3)1.49 (0.89 to 2.50)1.54 (0.90 to 2.63)
p = 0.22 on 2df p = 0.19 on 2df
Social class (III–V v I–IIINM)
I–IIINM10713 (12.1)1.01.0
IIIM–V52791 (17.3)1.51 (0.81 to 2.81)1.59 (0.85 to 3.00)
Missing/unclassified418 (19.5)1.75 (0.67 to 4.61)1.73 (0.65 to 4.62)
p = 0.38 on 2df p = 0.33
Shared bedroom as child*
No29450 (17.0)1.01.0
Yes37762 (16.4)0.96 (0.64 to 1.44)1.01 (0.63 to 1.59)
p = 0.85 p = 0.98
Birth order
1st26246 (17.6)1.01.0
2nd–4th32349 (15.2)0.84 (0.54 to 1.30)0.88 (0.55 to 1.42)
⩾5th8917 (19.1)1.11 (0.60 to 2.05)1.28 (0.64 to 2.60)
p = 0.59 on 2df p = 0.50 on 2df