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Table 3 Education level adjusted for age in women with PCOS a participating in a study on the prevalence of PCOS, Salvador, Brazil, 2008 (n = 859)

From: Polycystic ovary syndrome in Salvador, Brazil: a prevalence study in primary healthcare

 

PRb crude (95%CI)

PR adjusted (95%CI)c

Education (years of schooling)

  

 Did not complete primary school (<8)

0.56 (0.31 - 1.00)

0.61 (0.34 - 1.09)

 Completed primary school (=8)

0.76 (0.46 - 1.26)

0.73 (0.44 - 1.22)

 Completed secondary school (=11)

1.35 (0.96 - 1.86)

1.30 (0.93 - 1.82)

 University (>11)

3.97 (1.54 - 10.22)

4.11 (1.58 - 10.67)

  1. a Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
  2. b Prevalence ratio.
  3. c Cuzick’s trend test p = 0.00.