Table 2.
Time trends in educational differences of overweight and obesity among nulliparous women in Sweden
| 1992-1995 | 1996-1998 | 1999-2001 | 2002-2004 | 2005-2007 | 2008-2010 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(nulliparas) | 138,713 | 87,809 | 91,825 | 107,112 | 114,122 | 129,717 | ||||||
| Overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) | ||||||||||||
| Alla | 18.3 | (18.0-18.6) | 21.0 | (20.6-21.3) | 22.3 | (22.0-22.7) | 22.7 | (22.4-23.0) | 22.7 | (22.4-23.0) | 22.6 | (22.3-22.8) |
| High educationa | 16.1 | (15.7-16.5) | 18.7 | (18.3-19.2) | 20.3 | (19.9-20.7) | 20.6 | (20.2-21.0) | 20.9 | (20.6-21.3) | 20.9 | (20.6-21.3) |
| Low educationa | 20.6 | (20.2-21.1) | 23.6 | (23.0-24.1) | 24.8 | (24.3-25.4) | 25.6 | (25.2-26.1) | 25.4 | (24.9-25.8) | 25.6 | (25.1-26.0) |
| Obesity (≥30.0 kg/m2) | ||||||||||||
| Alla | 5.1 | (4.9-5.3) | 6.7 | (6.5-6.9) | 7.8 | (7.6-8.0) | 8.8 | (8.6-9.0) | 9.3 | (9.1-9.5) | 9.6 | (9.4-9.8) |
| High educationa | 3.6 | (3.4-3.8) | 4.7 | (4.4-4.9) | 5.9 | (5.6-6.1) | 6.4 | (6.2-6.7) | 7.0 | (6.8-7.2) | 7.1 | (6.9-7.3) |
| Low educationa | 6.7 | (6.4-7.0) | 8.9 | (8.5-9.3) | 10.2 | (9.8-10.5) | 12.1 | (11.7-12.4) | 12.9 | (12.6-13.3) | 13.8 | (13.4-14.1) |
aAge-standardized prevalence (%) and 95% confidence interval.
BMI was assessed at the first visit to the antenatal-care clinic.