Table 2.
OR from the pooled partial proportional odds model with BMI as an ordinal variable and log(GDPpC) as an additional independent variable. Data on older adults aged 50 years or over from the first wave of the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) implemented between 2007 and 2010
| P (normal, pre-obese or obese)/P (underweight) | P (pre-obese or obese)/P (underweight or normal) | P (obese)/P (underweight, normal or pre-obese) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 0·000*** | 0·000*** | 0·000*** |
| Female | 1·395*** | 1·769*** | 2·466*** |
| Age | 0·973*** | 0·996* | 0·992*** |
| Rural | 0·053** | 0·008*** | 0·000*** |
| Completed high school | 69·058*** | 2·947 | 21·483*** |
| Completed college | 1·104 | 5·916* | 142·457*** |
| 2nd wealth quartile | 2·346 | 2·346 | 2·346 |
| 3rd wealth quartile | 2·190 | 56·227*** | 9·333* |
| 4th wealth quartile | 1·815 | 164·775*** | 121·572*** |
| log(GDPpC) | 6·416*** | 4·009*** | 3·793*** |
| Rural × log(GDPpC) | 1·313* | 1·621*** | 2·878*** |
| Completed high school × log(GDPpC) | 0·643** | 0·900 | 0·716*** |
| Completed college × log(GDPpC) | 1·088 | 0·840 | 0·586*** |
| 2nd wealth quartile × log(GDPpC) | 0·925 | 0·925 | 0·925 |
| 3rd wealth quartile × log(GDPpC) | 0·957 | 0·664*** | 0·802* |
| 4th wealth quartile × log(GDPpC) | 0·997 | 0·603*** | 0·617*** |
GDPpC, national gross domestic product (at purchasing power parity) per capita.
*Significance at the 0·05 level, **significance at the 0·01 level, ***significance at the 0·001 level.