2b	Men
	Medium-sized citya				Small cities				Rural
	1990–1995	1996–2001	2002–2007	Change	1990–1995	1996–2001	2002–2007	Change	1990–1995	1996–2001	2002–2007	Change
BMI < 18.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	−0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0
BMI18.5–24.9	44.2	38.1	35.3	−8.9	42.4	36.9	34.9	−7.5	38.2	33.4	27.7	−10.5
BMI 25–29.9	47.2	49.5	49.5	2.3	47.4	50.0	48.8	1.4	48.8	50.0	49.6	0.8
BMI ≥30	8.4	12.2	15.1	6.7	10.0	12.7	16.1	6.1	12.8	16.4	22.5	9.7
	Women
	Medium-sized city				Small cities				Rural
	1990–1995	1996–2001	2002–2007	Change	1990–1995	1996–2001	2002–2007	Change	1990–1995	1996–2001	2002–2007	Change
BMI <18.5	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.2	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.0	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.1
BMI 18.5–24.9	59.0	54.8	53.7	−5.3	53.1	50.8	50.8	−2.3	47.1	43.5	42.9	−4.3
BMI 25–29.9	31.3	33.6	32.2	0.9	33.2	33.8	33.1	−0.1	35.9	37.1	35.6	−0.3
BMI ≥30	9.7	11.8	13.9	4.2	13.6	15.4	16.0	2.4	17.1	19.7	21.6	4.5

^aLocation of residence: Umeå is a medium-sized city with administrative centers and a university. The small cities are Skellefteå and Lycksele, which are commercial and industrial centers. Rural is the remainder of the county and includes provincial municipalities and sparsely populated areas.