Table 3.

Weighted prevalence (%) of overweight (25≤BMI<30) and obesity (BMI≥30) by the explanatory variables for men in the two periods, and test of change (logistic regression) in obesity adjusted for age, education, smoking habits, urbanization and immigrant status.

		2000/01		2004/05		Test of change in obesity prevalence
Explanatory variable	Category (subgroup)	Overweight 25≤BMI<30	Obesity BMI≥30	Overweight 25≤BMI<30	Obesity BMI≥30	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Totals	16-84	40.9	9.7	40.6	10.8	1.13 (0.99-1.29)
Age	16-24	17.8	3.3	17.2	3.4	0.98 (0.56-1.73)
	25-34	33.3	7.9	33.8	6.2	0.90 (0.62-1.30)
	35-44	45.9	9.3	44.6	12.4	1.45 (1.08-1.96)*
	45-54	48.3	11.8	49.5	14.3	1.25 (0.94-1.66)
	55-64	49.5	13.2	49.4	16.5	1.30 (0.99-1.70)
	65-74	47.9	14.2	46.2	12.0	0.83 (0.58-1.20)
	75-84	42.9	7.9	41.9	5.6	0.70 (0.38-1.30)
Educational level (years)	≤9	38.9	10.7	36.2	10.8	1.06 (0.82-1.38)
	10-11	45.6	14.1	47.8	15.6	1.05 (0.85-1.30)
	≥12	38.2	6.5	38.6	8.2	1.29 (1.04-1.60)*
Smoking	Never	37.5	7.3	37.2	8.6	1.22 (0.99-1.49)
	Former	46.2	13.5	44.5	13.4	1.00 (0.82-1.21)
	Daily	37.4	8.4	41.7	11.6	1.36 (0.97-1.90)
Urbanization1	1	38.3	8.0	38.4	8.5	1.09 (0.85-1.40)
	2	42.5	10.0	40.6	10.9	1.17 (0.95-1.45)
	3	40.4	11.1	42.2	13.1	1.13 (0.91-1.41)
Immigrant	Sweden	40.7	10.6	41.0	10.1	1.10 (0.95-1.27)
Status	Second-generation immigrants	36.6	10.1	35.2	12.3	1.35 (0.82-2.24)
	Labour immigrants	49.0	12.3	41.9	13.7	1.27 (0.75-2.15)
	Refugees	40.7	7.9	41.2	9.3	1.25 (0.72-2.18)

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.

The overall OR is estimated separately