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

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Vo CQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10599084 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature