Association of body mass index with educational level in Iranian men and women

Investigation of the relationship between educational level, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), physical activity and parity in a group of Iranian men and women living in Tehran. A cross-sectional study in a group of Iranian men and women. The subjects were classified into two educational levels: low education (< or =12 y schooling) and high education (>12 y schooling); and BMI, WHR, physical activity and parity (in women) were compared in two groups in men and women, separately. Metabolic Unit of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran. Three hundred and fifteen men aged 33.1 (22-46) and 403 women aged 27.9 (22-45). After controlling for age and smoking, women with a higher level of education showed a significantly lower mean BMI than less educated women (24.8+/-4.2 vs 28.3+/-4.9, P