Table 4 Associationa,b between level of education and waist circumference (cm) 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 education | Other secondary education | University | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% Ci | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
Waist (cm) | |||||||
Women | |||||||
Overall crude | ref. | -3.23 | -5.72 to -0.74 | -3.98 | -6.10 to -1.87 | -5.43 | -7.76 to -3.10 |
Overall adj. | ref. | -2.62 | -2.94 to -2.30 | -3.71 | -4.32 to -3.10 | -5.20 | -6.10 to -4.30 |
Age > = 60 | ref. | -2.06 | -2.54 to -1.58 | -3.02 | -3.49 to -2.56 | -3.83 | -4.74 to -2.91 |
Age < 60 | ref. | -3.39 | -3.99 to -2.80 | -4.09 | -4.57 to -3.62 | -5.47 | -6.19 to -4.76 |
Never smoker | ref. | -3.66 | -5.84 to -1.48 | -4.44 | -6.38 to -2.50 | -5.85 | -7.98 to -3.72 |
Former smoker | ref. | -2.94 | -4.96 to -0.91 | -3.73 | -5.77 to -1.70 | -5.06 | -7.05 to -3.07 |
Current smoker | ref. | -2.69 | -3.85 to -1.54 | -2.88 | -4.04 to -1.72 | -4.11 | -5.29 to -2.92 |
Alcohol intake 0- < 6 g/day | ref. | -3.21 | -5.59 to -0.83 | -3.95 | -6.02 to -1.89 | -5.41 | -7.73 to -3.09 |
Alcohol intake ≥ 6 g/day | ref. | -3.37 | -5.07 to -1.68 | -4.02 | -5.68 to -2.37 | -5.19 | -6.84 to -3.54 |
waist circumf. < 88 cm | ref. | -1.28 | -2.57 to 0.01 | -1.65 | -2.91 to -0.40 | -2.25 | -3.51 to -0.98 |
waist circumf. ≥ 88 cm | ref. | -0.85 | -1.47 to -0.23 | -1.31 | -1.70 to -0.91 | -1.63 | -2.32 to -0.94 |
Men | |||||||
Overall crude | ref. | -1.49 | -3.28 to 0.30 | -1.75 | -3.58 to 0.07 | -2.84 | -4.90 to -0.78 |
Overall adj. | ref. | -1.25 | -1.50 to -1.01 | -1.97 | -2.41 to -1.54 | -2.94 | -3.55 to -2.33 |
Age > = 60 | ref. | -1.44 | -1.95 to -0.93 | -1.53 | -2.07 to -.99 | -2.15 | -2.70 to -1.61 |
Age < 60 | ref. | -1.39 | -1.71 to -1.08 | -1.96 | -2.39 to -1.53 | -1.96 | -3.63 to -2.67 |
Never smoker | ref. | -1.93 | -3.64 to -0.22 | -2.29 | -4.03 to -0.55 | -3.70 | -5.60 to -1.80 |
Former smoker | ref. | -1.51 | -3.17 to 0.14 | -1.92 | -3.71 to -0.14 | -3.06 | -4.99 to -1.12 |
Current smoker | ref. | -1.33 | -4.66 to 2.01 | -2.08 | -5.48 to 1.32 | -2.51 | -5.88 to 0.86 |
Alcohol intake 0- < 6 g/day | ref. | -1.67 | -4.95 to 1.61 | -2.05 | -5.50 to 1.40 | -3.26 | -6.78 to 0.26 |
Alcohol intake ≥ 6 g/day | ref. | -1.53 | -3.26 to 0.21 | -2.15 | -3.88 to -0.42 | -3.14 | -5.07 to -1.22 |
Waist circumf. < 102 cm | ref. | -0.40 | -1.61 to 0.82 | -0.76 | -2.10 to 0.57 | -1.29 | -2.67 to 0.09 |
Waist circumf. ≥ 102 cm | ref. | -0.60 | -0.98 to -0.22 | -0.54 | -0.99 to -0.10 | -1.03 | -1.40 to -0.66 |