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. 2011 Nov 23;6(11):e27657. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027657

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For example, each addition year of education in Study 1 females was associated with a BMI decrease of (slope±SE) −0.117±0.018 kg/m² at the 10^th percentile of their BMI distribution (A), −0.117±0.016 kg/m² at their 25^th percentile (B), −0.165±0.020 kg/m² at their 50^th percentile (C, the median), −0.245±0.029 kg/m² at their 75^th percentile (D), and −0.300±0.046 kg/m² at their 90^th percentile (E, compare with Figure 1). The dashed lines designate one standard error. Data adjusted for age, race, physical activity, and diet. Study 1 included additional adjustment for parental adiposity.