Validity of self-reported educational level in the Tromsø Study ...

• Main Authors: Vo, Chi Q, Samuelsen, Per-Jostein, Sommerseth, Hilde L, Wisløff, Torbjørn, Wilsgaard, Tom, Eggen, Anne E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2022
• Subjects: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified; FOS: Health sciences; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.6007832.v1; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Validity_of_self-reported_educational_level_in_the_Troms_Study/6007832/1

Background:Self-reported data on educational level have been collected for decades in the Tromsø Study, but their validity has yet to be established.Aim:To investigate the completeness and correctness of self-reported educational level in the Tromsø Study, using data from Statistics Norway. In addition, we explored the consequence of using these two data sources on educational trends in cardiometabolic diseases.Methods:We compared self-reported and Statistics Norway-recorded educational level (primary, upper secondary, college/university <4 years, and college/university ⩾4 years) among 20,615 participants in the seventh survey of the Tromsø Study (Tromsø7, 2015–2016). Sensitivity, positive predictive value and weighted kappa were used to measure the validity of self-reported educational level in three age groups (40–52, 53–62, 63–99 years). Multivariable logistic regression was used to compare educational trends in cardiometabolic diseases between self-reported and Statistics Norway-recorded educational ...