The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study
Background: To examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Method: This study included 141,230 male and 336,637 female EPIC-participants, who were recruited between 1992 and 2...
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study Hermann, Silke Rohrmann, Sabine Linseisen, Jakob May, Anne M. Kunst, Anton Besson, Hervé Romaguera, Dora Travier, Noémie Tormo Díaz, María José Molina Montes, Esther Dorronsoro, Miren Barricarte, Aurelio Rodríguez, Laudina Crowe, Francesca L. Khaw, Kay-Tee Wareham, Nicholas J. van Boeckel, Petra G. A. Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas Overvad, Kim Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre Tjønneland, Anne Halkjær, Jytte Agnoli, Claudia Mattiello, Amalia Tumino, Rosario Masala, Giovanna Vineis, Paolo Naska, Androniki Orfanos, Philippos Trichopoulou, Antonia Kaaks, Rudolf Bergmann, Manuela M. Steffen, Annika Van Guelpen, Bethany Johansson, Ingegerd Borgquist, Signe Manjer, Jonas Braaten, Tonje Fagherazzi, Guy Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise Mouw, Traci Norat, Teresa Riboli, Elio Rinaldi, Sabina Slimani, Nadia Peeters, Petra H. M. Pes corporal Educació Body weight Education Background: To examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Method: This 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. Results: Compared 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/m(2) lower BMI compared with women with lowest education level. For men, a statistically significant, but less pronounced difference was observed (1.3 kg/m(2)). 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. Conclusion: In 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. BioMed Central https://hdl.handle.net/2445/126768 |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study Hermann, Silke Pes corporal Educació Body weight Education |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study |
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The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study |
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Hermann, Silke Rohrmann, Sabine Linseisen, Jakob May, Anne M. Kunst, Anton Besson, Hervé Romaguera, Dora Travier, Noémie Tormo Díaz, María José Molina Montes, Esther Dorronsoro, Miren Barricarte, Aurelio Rodríguez, Laudina Crowe, Francesca L. Khaw, Kay-Tee Wareham, Nicholas J. van Boeckel, Petra G. A. Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas Overvad, Kim Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre Tjønneland, Anne Halkjær, Jytte Agnoli, Claudia Mattiello, Amalia Tumino, Rosario Masala, Giovanna Vineis, Paolo Naska, Androniki Orfanos, Philippos Trichopoulou, Antonia Kaaks, Rudolf Bergmann, Manuela M. Steffen, Annika Van Guelpen, Bethany Johansson, Ingegerd Borgquist, Signe Manjer, Jonas Braaten, Tonje Fagherazzi, Guy Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise Mouw, Traci Norat, Teresa Riboli, Elio Rinaldi, Sabina Slimani, Nadia Peeters, Petra H. M. |
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Rohrmann, Sabine Linseisen, Jakob May, Anne M. Kunst, Anton Besson, Hervé Romaguera, Dora Travier, Noémie Tormo Díaz, María José Molina Montes, Esther Dorronsoro, Miren Barricarte, Aurelio Rodríguez, Laudina Crowe, Francesca L. Khaw, Kay-Tee Wareham, Nicholas J. van Boeckel, Petra G. A. Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas Overvad, Kim Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre Tjønneland, Anne Halkjær, Jytte Agnoli, Claudia Mattiello, Amalia Tumino, Rosario Masala, Giovanna Vineis, Paolo Naska, Androniki Orfanos, Philippos Trichopoulou, Antonia Kaaks, Rudolf Bergmann, Manuela M. Steffen, Annika Van Guelpen, Bethany Johansson, Ingegerd Borgquist, Signe Manjer, Jonas Braaten, Tonje Fagherazzi, Guy Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise Mouw, Traci Norat, Teresa Riboli, Elio Rinaldi, Sabina Slimani, Nadia Peeters, Petra H. M. |
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Background: To examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Method: This 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. Results: Compared 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/m(2) lower BMI compared with women with lowest education level. For men, a statistically significant, but less pronounced difference was observed (1.3 kg/m(2)). 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. Conclusion: In 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. |
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Agnoli, Claudia Barricarte, Aurelio Bergmann, Manuela M. Besson, Hervé Borgquist, Signe Braaten, Tonje Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise Crowe, Francesca L. Dorronsoro, Miren Fagherazzi, Guy Halkjær, Jytte Hermann, Silke Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre Johansson, Ingegerd Kaaks, Rudolf Khaw, Kay-Tee Kunst, Anton Linseisen, Jakob Manjer, Jonas Masala, Giovanna Mattiello, Amalia May, Anne M. Molina Montes, Esther Mouw, Traci Naska, Androniki Norat, Teresa Orfanos, Philippos Overvad, Kim Peeters, Petra H. M. Riboli, Elio Rinaldi, Sabina Rodríguez, Laudina Rohrmann, Sabine Romaguera, Dora Slimani, Nadia Steffen, Annika Tjønneland, Anne Tormo Díaz, María José Travier, Noémie Trichopoulou, Antonia Tumino, Rosario Van Guelpen, Bethany Vineis, Paolo Wareham, Nicholas J. van Boeckel, Petra G. A. |
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