Table 2. Age standardised obesity prevalence by education level stratified by urban and rural areas.
| 1988 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Urban areas | ||||||||
| Higher education | 5.05 | (3.09,7.00) | 17.77 | (14.9,20.66) | 21.79 | (18.43,25.15) | 26.70 | (23.76,29.65) |
| High school | 7.03 | (5.22,8.83) | 21.32 | (18.80,23.83) | 26.77 | (23.91,29.63) | 33.65 | (30.30,37.0) |
| Secondary | 8.43 | (6.63,10.24) | 24.78 | (22.50,27.09) | 32.32 | (29.72,34.91) | 36.59 | (34.13,39.06) |
| Primary or no education | 11.18 | (10.09,12.27) | 31.65 | (29.60,33.70) | 36.45 | (34.13,38.78) | 38.52 | (35.24,41.80) |
| Rural areas | ||||||||
| Higher education | 3.67 | (0.96,6.38) | 14.51 | (7.12,21.89) | 27.83 | (19.89,35.78) | 21.57 | (15.27,27.88) |
| High school | 5.38 | (0.27,10.48) | 20.17 | (16.64,25.69) | 24.91 | (16.40,33.41) | 28.79 | (23.94,33.65) |
| Secondary | 14.34 | (5.64,23.04) | 30.44 | (26.50,34.37) | 31.52 | (26.81,36.22) | 32.26 | (28.81,35.71) |
| Primary or no education | 8.10 | (5.56,10.63) | 21.62 | (19.76,23.50) | 27.64 | (24.63,30.66) | 31.02 | (28.00,34.04) |