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Table 2 Odds ratios for overweight/obesity according to education among unmarried women (n = 582)

From: Distinct association between educational attainment and overweight/obesity in unmarried and married women: evidence from a population-based study in Japan

 

Overweight/obesity

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

%

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Women’s educational attainment

  ≥ University

7.6

1.00

1.00

1.00

 College

10.9

1.15 (0.60–2.20)

1.15 (0.59–2.23)

1.18 (0.60–2.31)

  ≤ High school

25.3

3.08 (1.57–6.03)

3.21 (1.59–6.51)

3.04 (1.45–6.38)

Work status

 Working

11.1

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Not working

19.3

1.92 (0.93–3.96)

2.30 (1.06–5.00)

2.10 (0.95–4.66)

Equivalent income

 4th quartile (highest)

10.5

1.00

1.00

1.00

 3rd quartile

14.4

1.79 (0.85–3.75)

1.61 (0.75–3.44)

1.63 (0.75–3.53)

 2nd quartile

8.3

0.89 (0.39–2.06)

0.62 (0.26–1.51)

0.59 (0.24–1.45)

 1st quartile

13.6

1.39 (0.65–2.97)

0.97 (0.44–2.17)

1.02 (0.45–2.31)

Dietary habits

 Good

9.8

1.00

 

1.00

 Poor

18.7

2.56 (1.47–4.47)

 

2.41 (1.32–4.39)

Smoking status

 Never-smoker

11.2

1.00

 

1.00

 Ex-smoker

10.1

0.81 (0.35–1.89)

 

0.62 (0.25–1.52)

 Current smoker

16.7

1.39 (0.72–2.69)

 

0.89 (0.43–1.85)

Habitual exercise

  ≥ 1 day/week

12.3

1.00

 

1.00

 Once/month

10.9

0.99 (0.47–2.10)

 

1.04 (0.48–2.27)

 Seldom

11.8

0.96 (0.55–1.68)

 

0.86 (0.47–1.55)

  1. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. Model 1: adjusted for age
  3. Model 2: adjusted for age, work status and equivalent income
  4. Model 3: adjusted for age, work status, equivalent income, dietary habits, smoking status, and habitual exercise