Table 2.
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for overweight and obesity associated with educational levels in Thai adults, 2009.
| OR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| Overweight (BMI 23–<25 kg/m2) | Obesity class I (BMI 25–<30 kg/m2) | Obesity class II (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | Overweight (BMI 23–<25 kg/m2) | Obesity class I (BMI 25–<30 kg/m2) | Obesity class II (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | |
| (N = 1,717) | (N = 2,118) | (N = 504) | (N = 1,772) | (N = 3,064) | (N = 1,193) | |
| Age (per 10 years) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) | 1.00 (1.0, 1.01) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.99 (0.99, 1.00) |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.9) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.8) |
| Rural | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Less than primary | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary | 1.5 (0.8, 2.9) | 2.9 (1.8, 4.8) | 1.1 (0.4, 3.1) | 1.7 (0.9, 3.1) | 1.9 (1.4, 2.7) | 2.4 (1.4, 3.9) |
| Secondary | 1.6 (0.9, 2.9) | 3.5 (1.9, 6.5) | 1.6 (0.5, 4.6) | 1.2 (0.7, 2.1) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) | 1.3 (0.7, 2.2) |
| University | 2.2 (1.1, 4.7) | 4.6 (2.2, 9.6) | 1.5 (0.5, 4.9) | 0.9 (0.4, 2.0) | 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.5) |
Multinomial logistic regression model, including age, area of residence, geographic region, smoking status, and educational levels.