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Table 6 Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for low and high waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) by education in middle-aged (30-64 years) and older (65 years and older) men and women

From: Fat free mass and obesity in relation to educational level

 

High WHR1

Level of education

n

Model 12

Model 23

  

OR*

95% CI*

OR

95% CI

Men 30-64 y

     

   Low4 (n = 702)

200

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Middle (n = 967)

179

0.71

0.56-0.90

0.66

0.51-0.85

   High (n = 630)

74

0.41

0.30-0.56

0.35

0.26-0.49

Men 65+ y

     

   Low4 (n = 389)

90

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Middle (n = 104)

15

0.56

0.31-1.01

0.45

0.23-0.88

   High (n = 54)

10

0.75

0.36-1.56

0.71

0.33-1.54

Women 30-64 y

     

   Low4 (n = 739)

175

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Middle (n = 787)

129

0.81

0.62-1.06

0.75

0.57-1.01

   High (n = 992)

89

0.43

0.32-0.57

0.38

0.27-0.51

Women 65+ y

     

   Low4 (n = 648)

231

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Middle (n = 142)

40

0.71

0.48-1.06

0.73

0.47-1.15

   High (n = 88)

14

0.34

0.19-0.62

0.32

0.16-0.62

  1. 1The cut-offs for the highest quintiles of WHR were in men ≥ 1.02 and in women ≥ 0.91
  2. 2Model 1: Adjusted for age as a continuous variable in the additive model
  3. 3 Model 2: Adjusted for age and FFM as continuous variables in the additive model
  4. 4The reference group