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 |