Table 4.

Association between educational attainment and sustained high body mass index (BMI) in American middle-aged and older adults by race

	Model 3				Model 4
	Non-Hispanic White				Non-Hispanic Black
	Odds ratio	95% CI		p	Odds ratio	95% CI		p
Age	0.97	0.96	0.98	0.000	0.98	0.96	0.99	0.004
Male (ref. female)	1.17	1.06	1.29	0.001	0.53	0.44	0.64	0.000
Education
No education (Ref.)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Some high school	1.12	0.91	1.39	0.280	1.19	0.76	1.85	0.451
Graduated high school	0.90	0.80	1.03	0.118	0.90	0.72	1.12	0.341
Some college	0.79	0.69	0.92	0.002	0.75	0.58	0.98	0.037
Graduated college	0.59	0.51	0.68	0.000	0.91	0.67	1.25	0.575