Table 1.
Weighted distribution (%) of the explanatory variables and age-adjusted mean BMI of men in 2000/01 and 2004/05 by the explanatory variables, and results of a test of change (p value) between the two periods.
| 2000/01 (n = 5515) | 2004/05 (n = 4681) | P values for test of change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explanatory variable |
Category (subgroup) | Distribution (%) | BMI mean |
Distribution (%) |
BMI mean |
|
| Totals | 16-84 | 25.4 | 25.5 | Ns | ||
| Age | 16-24 | 13.5 | 23.1 | 14.1 | 23.0 | Ns |
| 25-34 | 18.1 | 24.8 | 16.4 | 24.9 | Ns | |
| 35-44 | 17.9 | 25.8 | 18.7 | 26.2 | 0.013 | |
| 45-54 | 18.2 | 26.1 | 16.3 | 26.4 | 0.04 | |
| 55-64 | 15.4 | 26.3 | 17.8 | 26.5 | Ns | |
| 65-74 | 10.1 | 26.3 | 10.2 | 26.1 | Ns | |
| 75-84 | 6.8 | 25.4 | 6.5 | 25.2 | Ns | |
| Educational level (years) | ≤9 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 25.6 | Ns |
| 10-11 | 27.7 | 25.9 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 0.010 | |
| ≥12 | 47.1 | 25.0 | 51.5 | 25.2 | 0.015 | |
| Smoking | Never | 48.4 | 25.3 | 51.7 | 25.4 | Ns |
| Former | 34.2 | 25.7 | 34.1 | 25.8 | Ns | |
| Daily | 17.4 | 24.8 | 14.2 | 25.3 | 0.009 | |
| Urbanization1 | 1 | 34.7 | 25.1 | 35.3 | 25.2 | Ns |
| 2 | 36.1 | 25.5 | 36.2 | 25.6 | Ns | |
| 3 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 0.02 | |
| Immigrant | Sweden | 83.3 | 25.3 | 80.9 | 25.4 | Ns |
| Status | Second-generation immigrants | 6.1 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 25.9 | Ns |
| Labour immigrants | 4.8 | 25.6 | 5.6 | 25.8 | Ns | |
| Refugees | 5.8 | 25.6 | 7.1 | 25.7 | Ns | |
All persons in the sample were between 16 and 85 years old.
1 (1) The three largest cities in Sweden, (2) medium-sized towns (> 90,000) and (3) small towns (27,000-90,000) or rural areas.