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. 2014 Sep 15;9(9):e107471. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107471

Table 1. Body mass index (BMI) in 25–64-year-old men and women in 1990 and 2008/09.

1990 2008/09
95%CI 95%CI
Men (1990: n = 292; 2008/09: n = 364)
BMI (kg/m2), mean 24.3 23.8–24.8 23.6 23.0–24.1
BMI (kg/m2),%:
 Underweight (<18.5) 2.7 1.3–5.7 7.6 5.0–11.4
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) 60.0 54.1–65.7 64.8 58.9–70.2
 Overweight (25–29.9) 27.8 22.8–33.4 18.2 14.3–23.0
 Obese (≥30) 9.5 6.7–13.3 9.5 6.5–13.6
Women (1990: n = 373; 2008/09: n = 658)
BMI (kg/m2), mean 29.5 28.8–30.2 33.0 32.3–33.7
BMI (kg/m2),%:
 Underweight (<18.5) 2.1 1.0–4.3 0.7 0.3–1.9
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) 25.3 20.9–30.2 16.8 13.7–20.3
 Overweight (25–29.9) 30.0 25.3–35.1 21.1 17.7–25.0
 Obese (≥30) 42.7 37.5–48.0 61.5 57.1–65.7
Total (1990: n = 665; 2008/09: n = 1022)
BMI (kg/m2), mean 27.0 26.5–27.5 28.5 27.9–29.2
BMI (kg/m2),%:
 Underweight (<18.5) 2.4 1.4–4.0 3.9 2.7–5.8
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) 42.3 38.4–46.3 39.5 35.5–43.7
 Overweight (25–29.9) 28.9 25.4–32.7 19.7 16.8–23.1
 Obese (≥30) 26.4 23.2–29.9 36.8 33.0–40.7