Table 4.

Age-adjusted mean BMI (95% CI) and prevalence ratio (PR) (95% CI) with education.

	N	Mean BMI (95% CI)	Difference (95% CI) BMI within education levels	PR	(95% CI)
Men
Oslo	109
Education
Preschool/primary∗	12	26.3 (24.4, 28.2)	0.18 (−1.97, 2.34)	1.02	0.12, 8.86
Secondary	57	25.6 (24.9, 26.6)	−0.42 (−1.77, 0.93)	1.33	0.35, 5.01
University	40	26.1 (25.1, 27.2)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
Hargeisa	145
Education
Preschool/primary	69	21.6 ((20.5, 22.7)	−1.23 (−3.05, 0.60)	0.68	0.13 ,3.58
Secondary	31	21.9 (20.3, 23.4)	−0.97 (−2.96, 1.02)	0.50	0.05, 4.50
University	45	22.9 (21.5, 24.2)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
Women
Oslo	111
Education
Preschool/primary	59	30.6 (28.9, 32.3)	1.42 (−2.06, 4.90)	1.60	0.72, 3.56
Secondary	33	29.4 (27.1, 31.6)	0.17 (−3.63, 3.97)	1.99	0.89, 4.46
University	19	29.2 (26.1, 32.2)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
Hargeisa	955
Education
Preschool/primary	819	27.2 (26.9, 27.7)	1.77 (0.24, 3.32)	1.59	0.89, 2.84
Secondary	74	27.4 (26.2, 28.8)	1.93 (−0.01, 3.88)	1.83	0.96, 3.52
University	62	25.5 (24.1, 27.0)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)

^∗No schooling and primary education.