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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression models showing ORs for modification of the effect of having bridging social capitala on overweight (BMI >ā€‰25) and obesity (BMIā€‰>ā€‰30), by educational level

From: How does bridging social capital relate to health-behavior, overweight and obesity among low and high educated groups? A cross-sectional analysis of GLOBE-2014

Ā 

Bonding social capitala

Bridging social capitala

ORs (95% CI) for bridging capital within educational groups

Overweight

ā€ƒEducation

N overweight vs. N no overweight

ORb

(95% CI)

N overweight vs. N no overweight

ORb

(95% CI)

ORc

(95% CI)

ā€ƒHigh

355 vs. 698

1.00

Ā 

123 vs. 180

1.18

(0.89ā€“1.55)

1.15

(0.86ā€“1.52)

ā€ƒMedium

201 vs. 175

1.92***

(1.49ā€“2.48)

150 vs. 142

1.77***

(1.34ā€“2.34)

0.87

(0.63ā€“1.22)

ā€ƒLow

209 vs. 115

2.42***

(1.80ā€“3.24)

165 vs. 128

1.78***

(1.32ā€“2.39)

0.73

(0.52ā€“1.03)

Obesity

ā€ƒEducation

N obesity vs.

N no obesity

ORb

(95% CI)

N obesity vs.

N no obesity

ORb

(95% CI)

ORc

(95% CI)

ā€ƒHigh

70 vs. 880

1.00

Ā 

28 vs. 255

1.25

(0.80ā€“1.96)

1.24

(0.78ā€“1.96)

ā€ƒMedium

58 vs. 292

2.00***

(1.38ā€“2.90)

46 vs. 227

2.01***

(1.34ā€“3.01)

0.97

(0.63ā€“1.51)

ā€ƒLow

85 vs. 242

2.65***

(1.79ā€“3.92)

52 vs. 236

1.53

(0.99ā€“2.36)

0.58*

(0.38ā€“0.88)

  1. *ā€‰=Ā pĀ <ā€‰.050, **ā€‰=Ā pĀ <Ā .010, ***ā€‰=Ā pĀ <Ā .001
  2. a Bridging social capital was measured with the question: ā€œHow many of your close friends have the same educational level as you have?ā€. Bridging social capital was coded as ā€˜1ā€‰=ā€‰bridgingā€™ for those who answered ā€˜about halfā€™, ā€˜someā€™, or ā€˜none of my friendsā€™, and ā€˜0ā€‰=ā€‰bondingā€™ for those who answered ā€˜allā€™ or ā€˜most of my friendsā€™
  3. b Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals regressing the outcomes on the ā€˜education x capitalā€™-variable and confounders (sex, age, employment status, country of birth, living with a partner, children in household, fatherā€™s education, motherā€™s education)
  4. c Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals regressing the outcomes on bridging social capital and confounders, stratified on educational level.- Measures on multiplicative scale regarding overweight: OR for education medium* bridging capitalā€‰=ā€‰0.80 (95% CI 0.53ā€“1.22), PĀ =ā€‰0.301; OR for education low * bridging capital: = 0.65 (95% CI 0.42ā€“0.99), PĀ =ā€‰0.047.- Measures on multiplicative scale regarding obesity: OR for education medium* bridging capitalā€‰=ā€‰0.81 (95% CI 0.44ā€“1.49), PĀ =ā€‰0.490; OR for education low * bridging capital: = 0.46 (95% CI 0.25ā€“0.85), PĀ =ā€‰0.013