Adjusted odds ratio (OR) for overweight by level of education and tobacco use*
| OR (95% CI)† | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| *Results are controlled for age and either tobacco use (for the educational status results) or educational status (for the tobacco use results). †All ORs were significant at p<0.0001 except the one marked NS. | ||
| Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Primary | 1.35 (1.21 to 1.49) | 1.44 (1.38 to 1.52) |
| Middle | 1.57 (1.41 to 1.75) | 1.47 (1.38 to 1.57) |
| Secondary | 1.59 (1.40 to 1.80) | 1.47 (1.33 to 1.63) |
| College | 2.25 (2.00 to 2.58) | 1.90 (1.64 to 2.20) |
| Tobacco use | ||
| No tobacco use | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Smokeless | 0.82 (0.77 to 0.88) | 0.72 (0.69 to 0.76) |
| Smoking | 0.77 (0.70 to 0.84) | 0.59 (0.38 to 0.92) |
| Mixed | 0.72 (0.66 to 0.80) | 0.77 (0.45 to 1.32) NS |