Table 2.
Age-adjusted prevalence (95% confidence interval, CI) of normal weight, overweight, obesity and central obesity in the beginning of the study and the changes in them in men according to the study area and age group
| FIN-D2D area | Control area | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (95% CI) | Change | (95% CI) | p* | % | (95% CI) | Change | (95% CI) | p* | p** | |
| 45-54 years | |||||||||||
| Number of subjects | 587 | 581 | 288 | 302 | |||||||
| Normal weight | 29.1 | (25.4 - 32.8) | 6.2 | (0.8 - 11.5) | .027 | 28.1 | (22.9 - 33.3) | 5.0 | (-2.5 - 12.4) | .185 | .830 |
| Overweight | 47.5 | (43.5 - 51.6) | -1.1 | (-6.8 - 4.7) | .667 | 46.2 | (40.4 - 52.0) | 1.8 | (-6.3 - 9.9) | .769 | .561 |
| Obesity | 23.3 | (19.9 - 26.8) | -5.1 | (-9.8 - -0.4) | .043 | 25.7 | (20.6 - 30.8) | -6.8 | (-13.5 - -0.1) | .066 | .720 |
| Class 1 obesity | 18.1 | (14.9 - 21.2) | -4.8 | (-9.0 - -0.6) | .033 | 22.9 | (18.0 - 27.8) | -8.3 | (-14.6 - -2.1) | .014 | .474 |
| Class 2 obesity | 3.6 | (2.1 - 5.1) | -0.1 | (-2.3 - 2.0) | .934 | 2.1 | (0.4 - 3.7) | 0.9 | (-1.7 - 3.4) | .453 | .514 |
| Class 3 obesity | 1.7 | (0.7 - 2.8) | -0.2 | (-1.6 - 1.3) | .813 | 0.7 | (-0.3 - 1.7) | 0.6 | (-1.0 - 2.3) | .457 | .447 |
| Central obesity IDF | 60.5 | (56.5 - 64.4) | -3.2 | (-8.8 - 2.5) | .310 | 56.6 | (50.8 - 62.4) | -1.0 | (-9.0 - 7.1) | .899 | .659 |
| Central obesity WHO | 32.0 | (28.2 - 35.8) | -2.8 | (-8.1 - 2.5) | .379 | 29.9 | (24.5 - 35.2) | -3.4 | (-10.7 - 3.9) | .431 | .862 |
| 55-64 years | |||||||||||
| Number of subjects | 716 | 657 | 422 | 364 | |||||||
| Normal weight | 22.2 | (19.2 - 25.3) | 4.6 | (0.0 - 9.1) | .050 | 21.8 | (17.8 - 25.8) | 4.0 | (-1.9 - 10.0) | .174 | .930 |
| Overweight | 52.0 | (48.3 - 55.6) | -0.5 | (-5.8 - 4.8) | .780 | 50.0 | (45.2 - 54.8) | -0.8 | (-7.9 - 6.2) | .782 | .960 |
| Obesity | 25.8 | (22.6 - 29.1) | -4.1 | (-8.6 - 0.4) | .099 | 28.2 | (23.9 - 32.5) | -3.2 | (-9.4 - 3.0) | .320 | .814 |
| Class 1 obesity | 19.7 | (16.8 - 22.6) | -3.9 | (-7.9 - 0.2) | .086 | 22.5 | (18.5 - 26.5) | -3.8 | (-9.5 - 1.9) | .191 | .959 |
| Class 2 obesity | 4.9 | (3.3 - 6.5) | -0.9 | (-3.1 - 1.3) | .363 | 5.0 | (2.9 - 7.1) | -0.9 | (-3.8 - 2.1) | .569 | .920 |
| Class 3 obesity | 1.3 | (0.4 - 2.1) | 0.7 | (-0.6 - 2.1) | .258 | 0.7 | (-0.1 - 1.5) | 1.5 | (-0.2 - 3.1) | .074 | .414 |
| Central obesity IDF | 70.6 | (67.3 - 74.0) | -0.9 | (-5.7 - 4.0) | .749 | 67.5 | (63.0 - 72.0) | 4.1 | (-2.4 - 10.6) | .231 | .251 |
| Central obesity WHO | 37.9 | (34.3 - 41.5) | 3.0 | (-2.2 - 8.2) | .217 | 37.9 | (33.3 - 42.6) | 2.6 | (-4.3 - 9.4) | .473 | .863 |
| 65-74 years | |||||||||||
| Number of subjects | 486 | 744 | 274 | 400 | |||||||
| Normal weight | 24.1 | (20.3 - 27.9) | 1.2 | (-3.8 - 6.1) | .588 | 21.9 | (17.0 - 26.8) | 4.1 | (-2.5 - 10.7) | .227 | .489 |
| Overweight | 50.8 | (46.4 - 55.3) | 0.8 | (-4.9 - 6.5) | .828 | 49.3 | (43.3 - 55.2) | 2.5 | (-5.2 - 10.2) | .515 | .726 |
| Obesity | 25.1 | (21.2 - 29.0) | -2.0 | (-6.9 - 2.9) | .422 | 28.8 | (23.4 - 34.2) | -6.6 | (-13.2 - 0.1) | .051 | .291 |
| Class 1 obesity | 20.8 | (17.2 - 24.4) | -2.6 | (-7.1 - 1.9) | .276 | 23.7 | (18.7 - 28.8) | -7.0 | (-13.1 - -0.9) | .023 | .273 |
| Class 2 obesity | 3.3 | (1.7 - 4.9) | 1.1 | (-1.1 - 3.4) | .370 | 4.7 | (2.2 - 7.3) | 0.0 | (-3.3 - 3.3) | .969 | .529 |
| Class 3 obesity | 1.0 | (0.1 - 1.9) | -0.5 | (-1.5 - 0.5) | .297 | 0.4 | (-0.4 - 1.1) | 0.4 | (-0.8 - 1.6) | .538 | .296 |
| Central obesity IDF | 74.1 | (70.2 - 78.0) | -2.1 | (-7.2 - 3.0) | .385 | 69.3 | (63.8 - 74.8) | -0.5 | (-7.6 - 6.6) | .887 | .690 |
| Central obesity WHO | 39.9 | (35.5 - 44.3) | 0.1 | (-5.5 - 5.7) | .976 | 38.3 | (32.5 - 44.1) | 1.4 | (-6.2 - 8.9) | .730 | .787 |
| Total | |||||||||||
| Number of subjects | 1789 | 1982 | 984 | 1066 | |||||||
| Normal weight | 25.0 | (23.0 - 27.0) | 4.1 | (1.2 - 6.9) | .005 | 23.7 | (21.0 - 26.3) | 4.6 | (0.8 - 8.4) | .018 | .791 |
| Overweight | 50.2 | (47.9 - 52.5) | -0.3 | (-3.5 - 2.9) | .866 | 48.7 | (45.6 - 51.8) | 1.0 | (-3.3 - 5.3) | .654 | .640 |
| Obesity | 24.8 | (22.8 - 26.8) | -3.8 | (-6.5 - -1.1) | .006 | 27.6 | (24.8 - 30.4) | -5.6 | (-9.3 - -1.8) | .004 | .496 |
| Class 1 obesity | 19.5 | (17.6 - 21.3) | -3.8 | (-6.2 - -1.3) | .003 | 23.0 | (20.3 - 25.6) | -6.3 | (-9.7 - -2.8) | .000 | .291 |
| Class 2 obesity | 4.0 | (3.1 - 4.9) | 0.0 | (-1.3 - 1.2) | .949 | 4.1 | (2.8 - 5.3) | -0.1 | (-1.9 - 1.6) | .867 | .994 |
| Class 3 obesity | 1.3 | (0.8 - 1.9) | 0.0 | (-0.7 - 0.7) | .976 | 0.6 | (0.1 - 1.1) | 0.8 | (0.0 - 1.7) | .063 | .124 |
| Central obesity IDF | 68.2 | (66.1 - 70.4) | -1.9 | (-4.9 - 1.0) | .204 | 64.8 | (61.8 - 67.8) | 0.6 | (-3.5 - 4.7) | .776 | .325 |
| Central obesity WHO | 36.5 | (34.3 - 38.8) | 0.2 | (-2.9 - 3.2) | .919 | 35.7 | (32.7 - 38.7) | 0.0 | (-4.1 - 4.2) | .986 | .982 |
*p-value for change, adjusted for age
**Interaction for study area × timepoint, adjusted for age