The occurrence of nutritional deficiencies (underweight, iron depletion and vitamin A deficiency) and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) according to formal education among adults (n 310) aged 25–60 years, northern district of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2010 (, no nutritional deficiencies; , at least one nutritional deficiency; , at least one CMRF; , double burden of nutritional deficiency and CMRF). Mean values were significantly different from those for high school and above (as determined by the χ
2 test): **P < 0·01