Table 3.
Mean BMI values (kg/m2) for subjects in the different explanatory variable groups, presented separately according to sex and assessment period (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1980/81, 1988/89, 1996/97 and 2004/05)
|
Variable |
Men |
Women |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | 1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | |
|
n |
2728 |
2688 |
2570 |
2177 |
2770 |
2666 |
2634 |
2211 |
|
Overall mean |
24.1 |
24.4 |
25.0 |
25.5 |
23.1 |
23.2 |
23.9 |
24.3 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16-23 |
22.17) |
22.08) |
22.69) |
22.710) |
21.17) |
21.18) |
21.69) |
21.810) |
| 24-31 |
23.36) |
23.77) |
24.28) |
24.49) |
21.46) |
22.37) |
22.98) |
23.19) |
| 32-39 |
24.15) |
24.36) |
25.17) |
25.78) |
22.35) |
22.46) |
23.47) |
24.48) |
| 40-47 |
24.74) |
25.05) |
25.66) |
26.47) |
23.44) |
23.55) |
23.96) |
24.67) |
| 48-55 |
25.13) |
25.34) |
25.85) |
26.46) |
24.33) |
24.24) |
24.95) |
24.76) |
| 56-63 |
25.52) |
25.83) |
26.04) |
26.35) |
25.12) |
25.23) |
25.64) |
25.25) |
| 64-71 |
25.21) |
25.62) |
26.23) |
26.24) |
25.01) |
24.92) |
25.73) |
25.94) |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
24.4 |
24.4 |
25.1 |
24.9 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
24.4 |
24.2 |
| Middle |
24.1 |
24.5 |
25.5 |
26.7 |
22.8 |
23.3 |
24.3 |
25.2 |
| High |
23.7 |
24.2 |
24.6 |
25.2 |
22.1 |
22.5 |
23.3 |
23.8 |
|
Urbanizationa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
24.8 |
25.2 |
22.6 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
23.7 |
| 2 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
25.0 |
25.5 |
23.1 |
23.2 |
23.9 |
24.4 |
| 3 |
24.3 |
24.6 |
25.2 |
25.9 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
24.4 |
24.7 |
|
Physical activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Almost none |
24.4 |
24.9 |
25.6 |
26.0 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
24.6 |
24.9 |
| Once a week |
24.3 |
24.0 |
24.9 |
25.5 |
22.4 |
22.8 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
| >Once a week |
23.5 |
23.8 |
24.4 |
25.1 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
23.2 |
23.8 |
|
Smoking |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-smokers |
23.7 |
23.8 |
24.6 |
25.1 |
23.6 |
23.3 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
| Former |
24.7 |
25.1 |
25.8 |
26.2 |
22.9 |
23.6 |
24.5 |
24.9 |
| Current |
24.0 |
24.3 |
24.8 |
25.2 |
22.4 |
22.7 |
23.6 |
23.9 |
|
Chronic disease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
23.9 |
24.1 |
24.8 |
25.2 |
22.7 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
23.7 |
| Yes | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.1 |
aResidence in: (1) the three largest cities in Sweden; (2) medium-sized towns (population >90,000); and (3) small towns (population 27,000–90,000) and rural areas.
Birth cohort:
1)1910-1917;2)1918-25; 3)1926-33; 4)1934-41; 5)1942-49; 6)1950-57; 7)1958-65; 8)1966-73;9)1974-81;10)1982-89.