Table 1 Sample size (n) and percentage (%) by sex and educational level, weighted prevalence and 95% confidence interval of overweight and obesity among Brazilian adults according to educational level and sex. Brazil, 2002–2013

Men

Pre-primary

26,576

29.4

8.1

24,104

35.1

11.3

7,001

37.9

15.1

59.3

28.4–30.4

7.5–8.8

48.7

34.2–36.0

10.6–12.0

36.1

35.9–39.9

13.6–16.6

Primary

6,973

33.4

8.0

7,893

37.6

11.9

3,100

36.6

16.3

15.6

31.4–35.4

7.0–9.1

16.0

35.9–39.3

10.7–13.3

16.0

34.0–39.2

13.9–18.8

Secondary

8,429

34.4

9.0

13,848

38.6

13.0

6,770

43.4

17.2

18.8

32.5–36.2

7.9–10.1

28.1

37.3–39.9

12.6–14.5

34.9

41.4–45.4

15.7–18.9

Tertiary

2,846

40.2

11.8

3,571

45.5

13.0

2,529

46.8

22.1

6.3

37.2–43.3

9.9–14.1

7.2

43.1–48.1

11.6–14.6

13.0

43.6–49.9

19.5–24.9

Women

Pre-primary

24.296

29.7

15.1

22,552

33.6

20.4

7,979

37.3

29.0

54.2

28.7–30.7

14.3–15.9

43.8

32.6–34.5

19.6–21.2

32.2

35.4–39.3

27.3–30.8

Primary

6,829

24.4

9.9

7,709

29.9

15.0

3,854

36.4

25.1

15.2

22.5–26.3

8.7–11.2

15.0

28.3–31.4

13.8–16.2

15.5

33.7–39.1

22.8–27.5

Secondary

10,092

21.1

7.5

16,243

26.9

11.9

9,209

32.0

22.5

22.5

19.7–22.5

6.7–8.5

31.5

25.9–27.9

11.1–12.8

37.2

30.4–33.7

21.0–24.2

Tertiary

3,610

20.2

9.5

5,036

25.4

12.2

3,742

29.4

18.5

8.1

17.6–22.7

7.6–11.7

9.7

23.5–27.0

10.8–13.7

15.1

27.4–31.7

16.1–21.0