Table 2.
Weighted distribution (%) of the explanatory variables and age-adjusted mean BMI of women 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 = 5838) | 2004/05 (4821) | P values for test of change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explanatory variable |
Category (subgroup) | Distribution (%) |
BMI mean | Distribution (%) |
BMI mean |
|
| Totals | 16-84 | 24.4 | 24.3 | Ns | ||
| Age | 16-24 | 12.6 | 21.9 | 13.4 | 21.8 | Ns |
| 25-34 | 17.0 | 23.4 | 16.4 | 23.5 | Ns | |
| 35-44 | 16.9 | 24.3 | 17.4 | 24.5 | Ns | |
| 45-54 | 17.3 | 24.7 | 17.1 | 24.7 | Ns | |
| 55-64 | 15.3 | 25.8 | 16.4 | 25.4 | 0.02 | |
| 65-74 | 11.3 | 25.7 | 10.9 | 25.8 | Ns | |
| 75-84 | 9.6 | 25.2 | 8.4 | 25.3 | Ns | |
| Educational level (years) | ≤9 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 23.1 | 24.7 | Ns |
| 10-11 | 30.6 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 0.045 | |
| ≥12 | 43.0 | 24.0 | 51.8 | 24.1 | Ns | |
| Smoking | Never | 54.5 | 24.4 | 54.2 | 24.3 | Ns |
| Former | 25.1 | 24.7 | 28.2 | 24.6 | Ns | |
| Daily | 20.4 | 23.9 | 17.6 | 24.0 | Ns | |
| Urbanization2 | 1 | 35.7 | 24.0 | 36.2 | 24.0 | Ns |
| 2 | 35.8 | 24.5 | 36.2 | 24.5 | Ns | |
| 3 | 28.5 | 24.9 | 27.6 | 24.8 | Ns | |
| Immigrant | Sweden | 82.1 | 24.3 | 80.3 | 24.3 | Ns |
| Status | Second-generation immigrants | 6.3 | 24.5 | 6.7 | 24.7 | Ns |
| Labour immigrants | 5.8 | 25.2 | 5.7 | 24.9 | Ns | |
| Refugees | 5.8 | 25.3 | 7.2 | 25.1 | Ns | |
All persons in the sample were between 16 and 84 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.