Table 2.
Prevalence of currently attempting to lose weight by weight status and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals using non-overweight as a reference group.
| Current attempts to lose weight | ||||||
| Prevalence % | OR (95% CI) | Prevalence % | OR (95% CI) | |||
| Non-overweight boys | Overweight1 boys | Non-overweight girls | Overweight1 girls | |||
| Austria | 7 | 27 | 5.06 (3.42–7.49) | 16 | 39 | 3.44 (2.36–5.02) |
| Belgium (Fl) | 4 | 23 | 7.64 (5.10–11.41) | 12 | 37 | 4.39 (3.16–6.10) |
| Belgium (Fr) | 4 | 26 | 7.94 (4.80–13.13) | 15 | 47 | 4.94 (3.29- 7.40) |
| Canada | 6 | 19 | 3.95 (2.58–6.05) | 21 | 46 | 3.20 (2.33–4.38) |
| Croatia | 3 | 15 | 5.33 (3.21–8.84) | 11 | 28 | 3.25 (2.05–5.16) |
| Czech Rep | 7 | 24 | 4.14 (2.84–6.04) | 24 | 55 | 3.88 (2.65–5.68) |
| Denmark | 7 | 46 | 10.94 (7.39–16.20) | 28 | 76 | 8.32 (5.49–12.62) |
| England | 8 | 23 | 3.41 (2.31–5.02) | 20 | 47 | 3.63 (2.63–4.99) |
| Estonia | 4 | 18 | 5.99 (3.45–10.42) | 11 | 28 | 3.08 (1.78–5.31) |
| Finland | 3 | 12 | 4.64 (2.89–7.44) | 12 | 28 | 2.91 (2.03–4.18) |
| France | 4 | 27 | 8.57 (6.26–11.72) | 14 | 46 | 5.16 (3.95–6.75) |
| Germany | 4 | 23 | 6.26 (4.20–9.31) | 17 | 44 | 3.78 (2.59–5.52) |
| Greece | 6 | 24 | 5.04 (3.41–7.46) | 20 | 46 | 3.51 (2.45–5.04) |
| Ireland | 4 | 18 | 4.96 (2.10–11.71) | 20 | 39 | 2.57 (1.46–4.54) |
| Israel | 8 | 31 | 4.86 (3.35–7.04) | 26 | 60 | 4.12 (2.89–5.84) |
| Italy | 4 | 21 | 6.70 (4.33–10.38) | 20 | 42 | 2.89 (2.04–4.09) |
| Latvia | 3 | 12 | 4.96 (2.27–10.82) | 12 | 30 | 3.25 (1.69–6.24) |
| Lithuania | 4 | 14 | 3.81 (2.00–7.24) | 16 | 31 | 2.31 (1.30–4.10) |
| Macedonia | 3 | 11 | 4.11 (2.36–4.77) | 10 | 32 | 4.37 (2.68–7.11) |
| Malta | 6 | 23 | 4.74 (2.45–9.16) | 21 | 50 | 3.74 (2.22–6.30) |
| Netherlands | 3 | 18 | 6.35 (3.58–11.27) | 9 | 28 | 4.00 (2.37–6.74) |
| Norway | 6 | 21 | 4.29 (2.91–6.32) | 19 | 43 | 3.14 (2.20–4.50) |
| Poland | 6 | 24 | 5.31 (3.64–7.73) | 22 | 48 | 3.12 (2.09–4.66) |
| Portugal | 1 | 11 | 9.62 (4.07–22.75) | 10 | 23 | 2.83 (1.64–4.87) |
| Russia | 3 | 10 | 3.20 (1.84–5.57) | 15 | 39 | 3.71 (2.47–5.57) |
| Scotland | 6 | 10 | 3.69 (2.10–6.49) | 24 | 47 | 2.82 (1.74–4.57) |
| Slovenia | 4 | 22 | 5.90 (3.79–9.21) | 21 | 53 | 4.17 (2.86–6.09) |
| Spain | 4 | 16 | 4.26 (2.83–6.43) | 13 | 39 | 4.30 (3.09–5.98) |
| Sweden | 3 | 20 | 8.42 (4.88–14.52) | 13 | 30 | 2.82 (1.75–4.56) |
| Switzerland | 5 | 30 | 8.12 (5.31–12.43) | 19 | 56 | 5.43 (3.56–8.28) |
| Ukraine | 3 | 5 | 1.65 (0.57–4.77) | 17 | 53 | 5.48 (3.20–9.39) |
| USA | 9 | 35 | 5.42 (4.07–7.23) | 22 | 45 | 2.92 (2.28–3.74) |
| Wales | 7 | 28 | 5.29 (3.63–7.71) | 22 | 49 | 3.35 (2.40–4.68) |
1 Includes obese