Table 3 Results of regression models predicting BMI, visceral fat and central adiposity in the ABSoRD sample.

From: Educational quality may be a closer correlate of cardiometabolic health than educational attainment

Model & predictor variables

BMI

Visceral fat

Waist circumference

beta

[95% CI]

B

F/āˆ†F

df/āˆ†df

R2

beta

[95% CI]

B

F/āˆ†F

df/āˆ†df

R2

beta

[95% CI]

B

F/āˆ†F

df/āˆ†df

R2

Model 1: Demographics

Ā Ā 

2.34*

3

.07

Ā Ā 

13.70*

3

.31

Ā Ā 

6.26*

3

.17

Age

.09

[.02, .16]

.26*

Ā Ā Ā 

.14

[.08, .19]

.47*

Ā Ā Ā 

.41

[.21, .61]

.39*

Ā Ā Ā 

Sex

.41

[āˆ’2.09, 2.90]

.03

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’2.98

[āˆ’4.78, āˆ’1.18]

āˆ’.29*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’5.30

[āˆ’12.54, 1.93]

āˆ’.14

Ā Ā Ā 

Race

āˆ’1.14

[āˆ’2.89, .60]

āˆ’.14

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.97

[āˆ’2.23, .29]

āˆ’.14

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’1.71

[āˆ’6.76, 3.35]

āˆ’.07

Ā Ā Ā 

Model 2: + Edu Quality

Ā Ā 

9.71*

1

.16

Ā Ā 

7.66*

1

.36

Ā Ā 

7.86*

1

.24

Age

.08

[.01, .15]

.23*

Ā Ā Ā 

.13

[.08, .18]

.45*

Ā Ā Ā 

.39

[.19, .59]

.37*

Ā Ā Ā 

Sex

āˆ’.08

[āˆ’2.48, 2.33]

āˆ’.01

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’3.30

[āˆ’5.05, āˆ’1.55]

āˆ’.32*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’6.58

[āˆ’13.62, .46]

āˆ’.17

Ā Ā Ā 

Race

āˆ’.11

[āˆ’1.90, 1.68]

āˆ’.01

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.30

[āˆ’1.61, 1.00]

āˆ’.04

Ā Ā Ā 

1.01

[āˆ’4.24, 6.26]

.04

Ā Ā Ā 

Educational Quality

āˆ’.11

[āˆ’.19, āˆ’.04]

āˆ’.32*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.07

[āˆ’.13, āˆ’.02]

āˆ’.25*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.30

[āˆ’.51, āˆ’.09]

āˆ’.28*

Ā Ā Ā 

Model 3: + Edu Attainment

Ā Ā 

.05

1

.16

Ā Ā 

.00

1

.36

Ā Ā 

.06

1

.24

Age

.08

[.01, .15]

.24*

Ā Ā Ā 

.13

[.08, .18]

.45*

Ā Ā Ā 

.39

[.19, .58]

.37*

Ā Ā Ā 

Sex

āˆ’.05

[āˆ’2.48, 2.38]

.00

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’3.30

[āˆ’5.07, āˆ’1.53]

āˆ’.32*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’6.67

[āˆ’13.58, .45]

āˆ’.18

Ā Ā Ā 

Race

āˆ’.11

[āˆ’1.91, 1.70]

āˆ’.01

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.31

[āˆ’1.62, 1.01]

āˆ’.04

Ā Ā Ā 

.99

[āˆ’4.29, 6.27]

.04

Ā Ā Ā 

Educational Quality

āˆ’.12

[āˆ’.20, āˆ’.04]

āˆ’.34*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.07

[āˆ’.13, āˆ’.01]

āˆ’.25*

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.29

[āˆ’.53, āˆ’.04]

āˆ’.26*

Ā Ā Ā 

Educational Attainment

.13

[āˆ’1.03, 1.30]

.03

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.01

[āˆ’.86, .84]

.00

Ā Ā Ā 

āˆ’.42

[āˆ’3.82, 2.99]

āˆ’.03

Ā Ā Ā 
  1. *p < .05.