RT Journal Article
T1 The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study
A1 Hermann, Silke
A1 Rohrmann, Sabine
A1 Linseisen, Jakob
A1 May, Anne M
A1 Kunst, Anton
A1 Besson, Herve
A1 Romaguera, Dora
A1 Travier, Noemie
A1 Tormo, Maria-Jose
A1 Molina, Esther
A1 Dorronsoro, Miren
A1 Barricarte, Aurelio
A1 Rodríguez, Laudina
A1 Crowe, Francesca L
A1 Khaw, Kay-Tee
A1 Wareham, Nicholas J
A1 Van Boeckel, Petra GV
A1 Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas
A1 Overvad, Kim
A1 Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre
A1 Tjønneland, Anne
A1 Halkjær, Jytte
A1 Agnoli, Claudia
A1 Mattiello, Amalia
A1 Tumino, Rosario
A1 Masala, Giovanna
A1 Vineis, Paolo
A1 Naska, Androniki
A1 Orfanos, Philippos
A1 Trichopoulou, Antonia
A1 Kaaks, Rudolf
A1 Bergmann, Manuela M
A1 Steffen, Annika
A1 Van Guelpen, Bethany
A1 Johansson, Ingegerd
A1 Borgquist, Signe
A1 Manjer, Jonas
A1 Braaten, Tonje
A1 Fagherazzi, Guy
A1 Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise
A1 Mouw, Traci
A1 Norat, Teresa
A1 Riboli, Elio
A1 Rinaldi, Sabina
A1 Slimani, Nadia
A1 Peeters, Petra HM
K1 Socioeconomic status
K1 Education
K1 BMI
K1 Waist circumference
K1 Cohort study
K1 EPIC
AB BackgroundTo examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).MethodThis study included 141,230 male and 336,637 female EPIC-participants, who were recruited between 1992 and 2000. Education, which was assessed by questionnaire, was classified into four categories; BMI and WC, measured by trained personnel in most participating centers, were modeled as continuous dependent variables. Associations were estimated using multilevel mixed effects linear regression models.ResultsCompared with the lowest education level, BMI and WC were significantly lower for all three higher education categories, which was consistent for all countries. Women with university degree had a 2.1 kg/m2 lower BMI compared with women with lowest education level. For men, a statistically significant, but less pronounced difference was observed (1.3 kg/m2). The association between WC and education level was also of greater magnitude for women: compared with the lowest education level, average WC of women was lower by 5.2 cm for women in the highest category. For men the difference was 2.9 cm.ConclusionIn this European cohort, there is an inverse association between higher BMI as well as higher WC and lower education level. Public Health Programs that aim to reduce overweight and obesity should primarily focus on the lower educated population.
PB BioMed Central
SN 1471-2458
YR 2011
FD 2011-03-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/247
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/247
LA en
NO Hermann S, Rohrmann S, Linseisen J, May AM, Kunst A, Besson H, et al. The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study. BMC Public Health. 2011 Mar 17; 11:169
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RD Apr 17, 2025