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Table 4 Educational level, BMI and waist circumference

From: A public health threat in Hungary: obesity, 2013

 

Men [%]

Category

BMI [kg/m2]

Waist circumference [cm]

Underweight

Normal

Overweight

Obese

Normal

Risky

Abdominal obesity

Education

       

Under

2.0

30.1

39.7

28.3

39.5

23.2

37.3

OR (95% CI)

1.04 [0.54-2.02]

1.12 [0.91-1.37]

1.19 [0.99-1.44]

0.74* [0.61-0.91]

1.06 [0.88-1.28]

0.99 [0.80-1.24]

0.94 [0.78-1.14]

Primary

1.9

27.8

35.7

34.7

38.1

23.2

38.8

OR (95% CI)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Secondary

1.1

24.9

40.7

33.3

37.9

23.8

38.4

OR (95% CI)

0.58* [0.42-0.79]

0.86* [0.79-0.94]

1.24* [1.15-1.34]

0.94* [0.87-1.02]

0.99* [0.92-1.07]

1.03* [0.94-1.13]

0.99* [0.91-1.07]

High

0.6

28.0

45.3

26.1

40.6

25.7

33.8

OR (95% CI)

0.31 [0.17-0.55]

1.01* [0.90-1.14]

1.50* [1.35-1.67]

0.66* [0.59-0.74]

1.11* [0.99-1.23]

1.15* [1.02-1.29]

0.81* [0.72-0.89]

 

Women [%]

Under

3.1

26.1

29.8

41.0

17.0

12.4

70.6

OR (95% CI)

1.15* [0.81-1.65]

1.01* [0.88-1.16]

0.87* [0.76-0.99]

1.11* [0.98-1.26]

1.09* [0.93-1.29]

0.87* [0.73-1.05]

1.02* [0.89-1.16]

Primary

2.7

25.9

32.8

38.5

15.7

14.0

70.3

OR (95% CI)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Secondary

3.1

37.1

31.6

28.1

24.3

18.4

57.3

OR (95% CI)

1.16 [0.96-1.40]

1.68* [1.57-1.80]

0.95 [0.88-1.01]

0.63* [0.59-0.67]

1.73* [1.59-1.88]

1.38* [1.27-1.52]

0.57* [0.53-0.61]

High

2.7

50.2

26.8

20.3

32.3

20.3

47.5

OR (95% CI)

1.01 [0.78-1.31]

2.88* [2.63-3.15]

0.75* [0.68-0.82]

0.41* [0.37-0.45]

2.55* [2.31-2.82]

1.56* [1.39-1.75]

0.38* [0.35-0.42]

  1. Distribution of participants according to different levels of education, different groups of BMI, and waist circumference [in percent]. Odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals [95% CI] with reference to primary level of education. Significance is marked with bold and *.
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