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. 2017 Dec 15;17:956. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4967-3

Table 4.

Mean of DIs scores by individual educational level

n FDep FEDI Townsend
Educational level
< High school 7454 −0.16 (−0.17; −0.14) 0.11 (0.06; 0.17) 1.26 (0.21; 1.31)
High school to 2-level university 32,723 −0.23 (−0.24; −0.22) −0.12 (−0.1; −0.08) 1.11 (1.08; 1.14)
3−/4-level university 12,008 −0.44 (−0.45; −0.42) −0.22 (−0.27; −0.18) 1.44 (1.39; 1.49)
5-level university 11,703 −0.73 (−0.75; −0.71) −0.22 (−0.26; −0.17) 2.00 (1.95; 2.05)
p-value for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001

Least squares means (95% confidence interval) from generalized estimating equation (GEE) methods

FDep French Deprivation index, FEDI French European Deprivation Index

N.B.: a lower DI score means less deprivation