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/āF | df/ādf | R2 | beta [95% CI] | B | F/āF | df/ādf | R2 | beta [95% CI] | B | F/āF | df/ādf | 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 [ā2.09, 2.90] | .03 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā2.98 [ā4.78, ā1.18] | ā.29* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā5.30 [ā12.54, 1.93] | ā.14 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Race | ā1.14 [ā2.89, .60] | ā.14 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.97 [ā2.23, .29] | ā.14 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā1.71 [ā6.76, 3.35] | ā.07 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Model 2:ā+āEdu 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 | ā.08 [ā2.48, 2.33] | ā.01 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā3.30 [ā5.05, ā1.55] | ā.32* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā6.58 [ā13.62, .46] | ā.17 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Race | ā.11 [ā1.90, 1.68] | ā.01 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.30 [ā1.61, 1.00] | ā.04 | Ā | Ā | Ā | 1.01 [ā4.24, 6.26] | .04 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Educational Quality | ā.11 [ā.19, ā.04] | ā.32* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.07 [ā.13, ā.02] | ā.25* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.30 [ā.51, ā.09] | ā.28* | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Model 3:ā+āEdu 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 | ā.05 [ā2.48, 2.38] | .00 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā3.30 [ā5.07, ā1.53] | ā.32* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā6.67 [ā13.58, .45] | ā.18 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Race | ā.11 [ā1.91, 1.70] | ā.01 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.31 [ā1.62, 1.01] | ā.04 | Ā | Ā | Ā | .99 [ā4.29, 6.27] | .04 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Educational Quality | ā.12 [ā.20, ā.04] | ā.34* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.07 [ā.13, ā.01] | ā.25* | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.29 [ā.53, ā.04] | ā.26* | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Educational Attainment | .13 [ā1.03, 1.30] | .03 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.01 [ā.86, .84] | .00 | Ā | Ā | Ā | ā.42 [ā3.82, 2.99] | ā.03 | Ā | Ā | Ā |