Table 1.
Prevalence of normal weight, overweight and obesity according to sociodemographic factors among men (n 22 827) aged 18–45 years, Denmark, 2006–2007
| Normal weight | Overweight | Obesity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (BMI = 18·5–24·9 kg/m2) | (BMI = 25·0–29·9 kg/m2) | (BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m2) | ||||||||
| Total* | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | |
| Total | 22 827 | 11 575 | 50·7 | 50·1, 51·4 | 8631 | 37·8 | 37·2, 38·4 | 2430 | 10·6 | 10·3, 11·1 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18–24 years | 4298 | 3041 | 70·8 | 69·4, 72·1 | 901 | 21·0 | 19·8, 22·2 | 240 | 5·6 | 4·9, 6·3 |
| 25–29 years | 3296 | 1857 | 56·3 | 54·7, 58·0 | 1138 | 34·5 | 32·9, 36·2 | 276 | 8·4 | 7·4, 9·3 |
| 30–34 years | 4335 | 2157 | 49·8 | 48·3, 51·3 | 1633 | 37·7 | 36·2, 39·1 | 527 | 12·2 | 11·2, 13·1 |
| 35–39 years | 4862 | 2161 | 44·4 | 43·1, 45·8 | 2110 | 43·4 | 42·0, 44·8 | 579 | 11·9 | 11·0, 12·8 |
| 40–45 years | 6036 | 2359 | 39·1 | 37·9, 40·3 | 2849 | 47·2 | 45·9, 48·5 | 808 | 13·4 | 12·5, 14·3 |
| Level of schooling | ||||||||||
| High (≥11 years) | 12 939 | 7195 | 55·6 | 54·8, 56·5 | 4574 | 35·4 | 34·5, 36·2 | 1077 | 8·3 | 7·9, 8·8 |
| Middle (10 years) | 6365 | 2951 | 46·4 | 45·1, 47·6 | 2548 | 40·0 | 38·8, 41·2 | 806 | 12·7 | 11·9, 13·5 |
| Low (≤9 years) | 3523 | 1429 | 40·6 | 38·9, 42·2 | 1509 | 42·8 | 41·2, 44·5 | 547 | 15·5 | 14·3, 16·7 |
| Area of residence | ||||||||||
| Capital centre | 2998 | 1919 | 64·0 | 62·3, 65·7 | 891 | 29·7 | 28·2, 31·4 | 166 | 5·5 | 4·7, 6·4 |
| Northern capital areas | 1158 | 652 | 56·3 | 53·5, 59·2 | 409 | 35·3 | 32·6, 38·1 | 85 | 7·2 | 5·8, 8·8 |
| Southern capital areas | 1035 | 488 | 47·1 | 44·1, 50·2 | 416 | 40·2 | 37·2, 43·2 | 119 | 11·5 | 9·6, 13·4 |
| Large provincial city areas | 3517 | 1953 | 55·5 | 53·9, 57.2 | 1205 | 34·3 | 32·7, 35·8 | 326 | 9·3 | 8·3, 10·2 |
| Small provincial city areas | 10 501 | 5011 | 47·7 | 46·8, 48·7 | 4198 | 40·0 | 39·0, 40·9 | 1204 | 11·5 | 10·9, 12·1 |
| Rural areas | 2689 | 1148 | 42·7 | 40·8, 44·6 | 1128 | 42·0 | 40·1, 43·8 | 394 | 14·7 | 13·3, 16·0 |
| Peripheral rural areas | 929 | 404 | 43·5 | 40·3, 46·7 | 384 | 41·3 | 38·2, 44·5 | 136 | 14·6 | 12·4, 16·9 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Not cohabiting | 7621 | 4645 | 61·0 | 59·9, 62·1 | 2151 | 28·2 | 27·2, 29·2 | 692 | 9·1 | 8·4, 9·7 |
| Married/cohabiting | 15 206 | 6930 | 45·6 | 44·8, 46·4 | 6480 | 42·6 | 41·8, 43·4 | 1738 | 11·4 | 10·9, 11·9 |
*Of the total male study population 191 men were underweight.