Table 3 Comparing participants’ educational levels with BMI categories.
Level of education | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No formal education | 1 (3.33%) | 10 (1.22%) | 13 (0.95%) | 14 (0.96%) | 38 |
Primary | 1 (3.33%) | 51 (6.23%) | 76 (5.57%) | 85 (5.87%) | 213 |
Secondary | 12 (40.00%) | 331 (40.46%) | 653 (47.87%) | 733 (50.62%) | 1,729 |
Tertiary | 16 (53.33%) | 426 (52.08%) | 622 (45.60%) | 616 (42.54%) | 1,680 |
Total | 30 | 818 | 1,364 | 1,448 | 3,660 |
