Table 3 Associationa,b between level of education and BMI (kg/m2) in EPIC by sex and subgroups; EPIC participants interviewed between 1992 and 2000
From: The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study
Primary school or less | Vocational secondary training | Other secondary education | University | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% Ci | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | |||||||
Women | |||||||
Overall crude | ref. | -1.16 | -2.46 to 0.14 | -1.58 | -2.69 to -0.47 | -2.25 | -3.39 to -1.10 |
Overall adjusteda | ref. | -0.98 | -1.11 to -0.85 | -1.44 | -1.69 to -1.20 | -2.12 | -2.49 to -1.76 |
Age > = 60 | ref. | -0.84 | -0.98 to -0.70 | -1.25 | -1.47 to -1.03 | -1.56 | -1.88 to -1.24 |
Age < 60 | ref. | -1.30 | -1.56 to -1.04 | -1.46 | -1.72 to -1.20 | -2.13 | -2.48 to -1.78 |
Never smoker | ref. | -1.19 | -3.45 to 1.08 | -1.68 | -3.70 to 0.35 | -2.37 | -4.42 to -0.32 |
Former smoker | ref. | -1.03 | -2.16 to 0.10 | -1.51 | -2.56 to -0.45 | -2.04 | -3.08 to -0.99 |
Current smoker | ref. | -0.90 | -1.52 to -0.29 | -1.05 | -1.65 to -0.45 | -1.59 | -2.23 to -0.95 |
Alcohol intake 0- < 6 g/day | ref. | -1.10 | -2.40 to 0.20 | -1.54 | -2.67 to -0.41 | -2.23 | -3.38 to -1.08 |
Alcohol intake ≥ 6 g/day | ref. | -1.05 | -2.14 to 0.04 | -1.42 | -2.35 to -0.50 | -1.97 | -2.91 to -1.03 |
BMI < 25 kg/m2 | ref. | -0.15 | -0.65 to 0.35 | -0.27 | -0.72 to 0.19 | -0.47 | -0.92 to -0.02 |
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | ref. | -0.57 | -1.16 to 0.01 | -0.76 | -1.25 to -0.27 | -1.08 | -1.64 to -0.53 |
Men | |||||||
Overall crude | ref. | -0.56 | -1.68 to 0.56 | -0.81 | -1.91 to 0.29 | -1.28 | -2.45 to -0.10 |
Overall adj. | ref. | -0.52 | -0.61 to -0.44 | -0.84 | -1.00 to -0.69 | -1.28 | -1.50 to -1.07 |
Age > = 60 | ref. | -0.61 | -0.79 to -0.44 | -0.70 | -0.90 to -0.49 | -0.97 | -1.16 to -0.77 |
Age < 60 | ref. | -0.55 | -0.68 to -0.43 | -0.84 | -1.01 to -0.67 | -1.36 | -1.55 to -1.18 |
Never smoker | ref. | -0.66 | -1.27 to -0.06 | -0.95 | -1.59 to -0.31 | -1.52 | -2.23 to -0.82 |
Former smoker | ref. | -0.63 | -0.99 to -0.27 | -0.83 | -1.24 to -0.42 | -1.28 | -1.80 to -0.75 |
Current smoker | ref. | -0.50 | -1.67 to 0.67 | -0.85 | -2.03 to 0.33 | -1.14 | -2.34 to 0.05 |
Alcohol intake 0- < 6 g/day | ref. | -0.67 | -1.83 to 0.49 | -0.89 | -2.06 to 0.28 | -1.42 | -2.68 to -0.15 |
Alcohol intake ≥ 6 g/day | ref. | -0.56 | -1.16 to 0.04 | -0.87 | -1.46 to -0.28 | -1.33 | -2.02 to -0.64 |
BMI < 25 kg/m2 | ref. | -0.01 | -0.16 to 0.15 | -0.02 | -0.20 to 0.15 | -0.04 | -0.24 to 0.15 |
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | ref. | -0.52 | -0.79 to -0.24 | -0.62 | -0.88 to -0.37 | -0.95 | -1.25 to -0.66 |