Table 1.
Distribution of indicators of subjective well-being by categories of body mass index (BMI)
| |
|
Number |
Body mass index, BMI (kg/m2) |
Minimum BMI at current height (kg/m2) |
Life satisfaction 1 |
General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-20 1 |
Satisfaction with leisure time, work and family relationships 1 |
Satisfaction with sex life 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Men |
All |
2151 |
23.9 (3.1) |
21.7 (2.3) |
8.4 (3.0) 2 |
35.9 (7.4) 2 |
11.4 (4.3) 2 |
2.2 (1.0) 2 |
| |
BMI <18.5 |
26 |
17.9 (0.5) |
17.1 (0.7) |
8.8 (3.0) |
37.8 (10.5) |
12.5 (4.2) |
2.0 (1.1) |
| |
BMI 18.5-24.9 |
1496 |
22.4 (1.6) |
20.9 (1.6) |
8.5 (3.0) |
36.1 (7.5) |
11.4 (4.2) |
2.2 (1.1) |
| |
BMI 25–29.9 |
542 |
26.8 (1.4) |
23.5 (1.8) |
8.2 (3.0) |
35.4 (6.9) |
11.3 (4.3) |
2.1 (1.0) |
| |
BMI ≥30 |
87 |
32.6 (2.8) |
25.4 (2.9) |
8.3 (2.8) |
35.6 (7.2) |
11.2 (3.8) |
2.4 (1.2) |
| Women |
All |
2422 |
22.2 (3.5) |
20.0 (2.8) |
8.6 (3.0) 3 |
38.8 (9.0) 3 |
11.6 (4.2) 3 |
2.1 (1.0) 3 |
| |
BMI <18.5 |
169 |
17.8 (0.5) |
16.9 (0.9) |
8.3 (3.1) |
38.6 (8.6) |
11.4 (4.2) |
2.0 (0.9) |
| |
BMI 18.5-24.9 |
1897 |
21.4 (1.7) |
19.5 (1.9) |
8.5 (3.0) |
38.6 (9.0) |
11.5 (4.1) |
2.1 (1.0) |
| |
BMI 25–29.9 |
261 |
26.9 (1.4) |
22.6 (2.4) |
9.0 (2.9) |
39.5 (9.2) |
12.0 (4.5) |
2.1 (1.0) |
| |
BMI ≥30 |
95 |
33.6 (3.4) |
26.3 (5.1) |
9.0 (3.5) |
39.6 (9.0) |
12.6 (4.6) |
2.2 (1.0) |
| Female subgroups |
Healthy women4 |
2242 |
22.2 (3.5) |
20.0 (2.7) |
8.5 (3.0) |
38.5 (8.7) |
11.5 (4.2) |
2.1 (0.9) |
| |
Women with a lifetime eating disorder 5 |
89 |
22.7 (3.8) |
18.8 (3.3) |
9.2 (2.8) |
41.7 (10.9) |
12.4 (4.5) |
2.1 (1.1) |
| Healthy co-twins | 32 | 21.9 (2.4) | 19.6 (1.8) | 9.1 (2.5) | 39.5 (9.4) | 13.1 (3.5) | 2.3 (1.2) |
1 Higher scores indicate lower levels of well-being.
2 Skewness and kurtosis 1.0 and 3.9 for life satisfaction, 1.7 and 7.5 for GHQ-20, 0.5 and 3.2 for satisfaction with leisure time, work and family relationship, and 0.8 and 3.2 for satisfaction with sex life in men.
3 Skewness and kurtosis 0.9 and 3.5 for life satisfaction, 1.1 and 4.4 for GHQ-20, 0.6 and 3.3 for satisfaction with leisure time, work and family relationship, and 0.9 and 3.7 for satisfaction with sex life in women.
4 Healthy women were defined as not having a history of eating disorders or a twin-sister with a history of eating disorders. Women reporting any psychopathology regarding eating or weight have been excluded.
5 A lifetime eating disorder has been defined as having ever fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder.