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. 2013 Sep 27;13:893. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-893

Table 5.

Adjusted1 mean BMI values (kg/m2) and annual change in BMI (ΔBMI per year by age group and birth cohort; test of trend) in individuals 16–71 years, presented according to age, birth cohort and assessment period (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1980/81, 1988/89, 1996/97 and 2004/05) by the adjusted model in Table 1 Women

Variable
 Age group
Birth cohort 16-23 24-31 32-39 40-47 48-55 56-63 64-71 ΔBMI cohort
1910-17
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 25.0
 -
1918-25
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 24.8
 25.3
 0.063*
1926-33
 -
 -
 -
 -
 24.1
 25.2
 25.9
 0.093*
1934-41
 -
 -
 -
 23.4
 24.5
 25.3
 25.9
 0.11*
1942-49
 -
 -
 22.5
 23.7
 24.7
 25.2
 -
 0.11*
1950-57
 -
 21.3
 22.7
 23.8
 24.7
 -
 -
 0.14*
1958-65
 20.9
 22.3
 23.5
 24.7
 -
 -
 -
 0.15*
1966-73
 21.2
 22.8
 24.3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.18*
1974-81
 21.6
 23.0
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 0.17*
1982-89
 21.8
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
ΔBMI age
 0.040*
 0.073*
 0.077*
 0.048*
 0.025*
 0.015
 0.045*
  
  1980/81 1988/89 1996/97 2004/05

1Adjusted for education, urbanization, smoking habits, physical activity and chronic diseases.

*p<0.05.

Figures are presented in format according to years: 1980/81 plain, 1988/89 italic, 1996/97 bold, 2004/05 bold and italic.