Table 2

Obesity status against the estimated fixed-effect coefficients from the multilevel mixed-effects logistic model

 MenWomen
Coefficientp ValueCoefficientp ValueCoefficientp ValueCoefficientp Value
Primary education*0.254<0.0010.379<0.0010.170<0.0010.542<0.001
Secondary education*0.132<0.0010.418<0.001−0.123=0.0010.498<0.001
Tertiary education*−0.151<0.0010.599<0.001−0.531<0.0010.243<0.001
GDP†0.026<0.0010.044<0.0010.014=0.0480.040<0.001
GDP×Primary†−0.014<0.001−0.028<0.001
GDP×Secondary†−0.019<0.001−0.036<0.001
GDP×Tertiary†−0.034<0.001−0.041<0.001
Age (years)
40–49‡0.226<0.0010.239<0.0010.305<0.0010.328<0.001
50–59‡0.354<0.0010.392<0.0010.517<0.0010.558<0.001
60–69‡0.400<0.0010.437<0.0010.527<0.0010.568<0.001
70–79‡0.102=0.0010.133<0.0010.297<0.0010.334<0.001
>80‡−0.594<0.001−0.569<0.001−0.392<0.001−0.364<0.001
Survey year0.032<0.0010.035<0.0010.027<0.0010.029<0.001
Intercept−2.828<0.001−3.116<0.001−2.236<0.001−2.599<0.001
  • *The reference category is ‘no education’.

  • †The coefficients represent a change in GDP of US$1000 (PPP 2005) in 2008.

  • ‡The reference category is ‘30–39’.

  • GDP, gross domestic product.