Table 3

Percentage of respondents classified as overweight/obese by education level (1998–2016)

WomenMen
1998–19992005–20062015–2016% change2005–20062015–2016% change
%%%1998–2016%%2005–2016
Rural
 Education*
 No education3.385.2613.91311.543.0510.79253.77
 Primary7.9310.0118.45132.664.2214.06233.18
 Secondary10.814.1921.82102.046.5714.56121.61
 Higher15.8522.7926.7368.6415.3222.3245.69
 Ratio†4.694.331.925.022.07
Urban
 Education*
 No education13.5318.4932.17137.777.7318.28136.48
 Primary19.4524.4537.2191.3110.923.86118.90
 Secondary27.1833.0440.1547.7215.2426.3372.77
 Higher35.3541.7941.5617.5728.3934.8722.82
 Ratio†2.612.261.293.671.91
  • 2 test p value of each Strata’s association with overweight/obesity: p<0.001.

  • †Ratio of the percentage among individuals with higher education and no education.