Table 5 Regression models of educational quality predicting BMI, visceral fat, and central adiposity controlling for fluid intelligence.
From: Educational quality may be a closer correlate of cardiometabolic health than educational attainment
Predictor variables | BMI | Visceral Fat | Waist Circumference | BMI (HCP-A) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
beta [95% CI] | B | beta [95% CI] | B | beta [95% CI] | B | beta [95% CI] | B | |
Age | .09 [.02, .16] | .25* | .13 [.073, .18] | .43* | .40 [.20, .60] | .38* | −.05 [−.09, −.01] | −.14** |
Sex | .16 [−2.27, 2.59] | .01 | −3.04 [−4.84, −1.23] | −.30* | −5.60 [−12.73, 1.53] | −.15 | .50 [−.28, 1.29] | .10 |
Racea | −.28 [−3.01, 2.46] | −.02 | −.11 [−2.15, 1.93] | −.01 | .14 [−7.90, 8.19] | .01 | ||
Non-Hispanic Asian | −4.39 [−7.41, −1.37] | −.24** | ||||||
Non-Hispanic Black | 1.17 [−.12, 2.45] | .08 | ||||||
Non-Hispanic Other | 1.56 [−1.19, 4.30] | .09 | ||||||
Hispanic | .24 [−1.09, 1.57] | .02 | ||||||
Fluid Intelligence | .13 [−.21, .46] | .08 | −.01 [−.26, .25] | −.01 | .02 [−.99, 1.02] | .01 | −.02 [−.06, .02] | −.05 |
Educational Quality | −.12 [−.20, −.04] | −.34* | −.07 [−.13, −.02] | −.25* | −.27 [−.50, −.04] | −.25* | −.04 [−.07, −.01] | −.12** |
