Table 3.
Annual adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for overweight, obesity class I and class II associated with educational levels in Thai adults aged 20–59 years, Thai NHES 1991–2009.
| OR (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight (BMI 23–<25 kg/m2) | Obesity class I (BMI 25–<30 kg/m2) | Obesity class II (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | ||||
| OR | P value | OR | P value | OR | P value | |
| Men | ||||||
| All | 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) | 0.07 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.05) | 0.001 | 1.05 (1.01, 1.08) | <0.01 |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1.0 (0.98, 1.01) | 0.76 | 1.03 (1.02, 1.04) | <0.001 | 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) | 0.02 |
| Rural | 1.01 (1.0, 1.03) | 0.02 | 1.04 (1.01, 1.06) | 0.001 | 1.05 (1.0, 1.1) | 0.03 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Less than primary | 1.01 (0.93, 1.10) | 0.77 | 0.93 (0.88, 0.99) | 0.02 | 1.12 (1.01, 1.25) | 0.03 |
| Primary | 1.01 (1.0, 1.03) | 0.01 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | <0.001 | 1.03 (0.99, 1.08) | 0.12 |
| Secondary | 1.0 (0.97, 1.03) | 0.98 | 1.04 (1.01, 1.06) | 0.002 | 1.06 (1.01, 1.12) | 0.02 |
| University | 1.02 (0.97, 1.07) | 0.37 | 1.04 (0.99, 1.08) | 0.08 | 1.04 (0.96, 1.23) | 0.33 |
| Women | ||||||
| All | 1.0 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.55 | 1.03 (1.01, 1.04) | <0.001 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | <0.001 |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1.01 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.17 | 1.01 (1.0, 1.04) | 0.14 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | 0.001 |
| Rural | 1.0 (0.98, 1.00) | 0.16 | 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) | 0.001 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | 0.001 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Less than primary | 1.0 (0.95, 1.05) | 0.55 | 1.03 (0.98, 1.07) | 0.20 | 1.0 (0.94, 1.07) | 0.95 |
| Primary | 0.99 (0.98, 1.01) | 0.93 | 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) | <0.001 | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06) | <0.001 |
| Secondary | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) | 0.29 | 1.01 (0.99, 1.04) | 0.25 | 1.05 (1.01, 1.10) | 0.01 |
| University | 1.01 (0.98, 1.05) | 0.36 | 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) | 0.35 | 1.04 (0.98, 1.10) | 0.18 |