Table 1.
Cross-sectional analysis of measured and desired weight, and the difference between them, among men in Tromsø 4 (1994–1995)a
| Total | BMI <25 | BMI 25-29.99 | BMI ≥30 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | n | Weight | Desired weight | Differenceb (CI) | n | Weight | Desired weight | Differenceb (CI) | n | Weight | Desired weight | Differenceb (CI) | n | Weight | Desired weight | Differenceb (CI) |
| 25–29 | 1183 | 80.0 | 76.9 | 3.1 (2.8, 3.6) | 670 | 73.6 | 74.3 | −0.6 (-0.9, -0.4) | 435 | 85.6 | 79.5 | 6.3 (5.9, 6.7) | 78 | 102.8 | 85.2 | 17.6 (16.1, 19.4) |
| 30–34 | 1190 | 80.4 | 76.5 | 3.9 (3.5, 4.3) | 641 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 0.1 (-0.2, 0.4) | 458 | 85.6 | 79.1 | 6.5 (6.1, 6.9) | 91 | 101.9 | 84.6 | 17.3 (15.5, 19.1) |
| 35–39 | 1268 | 81.8 | 77.2 | 4.7 (4.3, 5.0) | 612 | 74.6 | 73.8 | 0.7 (0.5, 1.2) | 564 | 86.1 | 79.2 | 6.8 (6.4, 7.2) | 92 | 103.9 | 86.8 | 17.2 (15.9, 19.0) |
| 40–44 | 1269 | 81.2 | 76.6 | 4.6 (4.3, 4.9) | 575 | 73.3 | 72.7 | 0.5 (0.1, 0.8) | 574 | 84.7 | 78.5 | 6.2 (5.8, 6.5) | 120 | 102.0 | 85.4 | 16.5 (15.2, 18.0) |
| 45–49 | 1219 | 83.1 | 77.6 | 5.5 (5.0, 5.9) | 423 | 72.5 | 72.3 | 0.2 (-0.1, 0.6) | 635 | 85.2 | 79.1 | 6.1 (5.7, 6.5) | 161 | 102.1 | 85.6 | 16.5 (15.3, 17.8) |
| 50–54 | 1002 | 83.0 | 77.6 | 5.4 (4.9, 5.7) | 344 | 72.7 | 72.0 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.1) | 524 | 85.3 | 79.3 | 6.0 (5,7, 6.5) | 134 | 100.1 | 85.4 | 14.7 (13.5, 16.1) |
| 55–59 | 724 | 81.4 | 76.8 | 4.6 (4.2, 5.1) | 270 | 71.8 | 71.7 | 0.1 (-0.3, 0.5) | 373 | 84.4 | 78.7 | 5.7 (5.2, 6.1) | 81 | 99.8 | 85.2 | 14.6 (12.9, 15.8) |
| 60–64 | 598 | 80.8 | 75.9 | 5.0 (4.5, 5.7) | 201 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 (-0.6, 0.4) | 328 | 83.0 | 77.6 | 5.4 (5.1, 5.7) | 69 | 100.6 | 83.4 | 17.3 (15.4, 19.2) |
| 65–69 | 507 | 78.7 | 74.7 | 4.0 (3.4, 4.6) | 204 | 69.2 | 70.2 | −1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) | 244 | 82.3 | 77.0 | 5.3 (4.7, 5.8) | 59 | 96.8 | 80.7 | 16.1 (14.2, 18.0) |
| Total | 8960 | 81.3 | 76.8 | 4.5 (4.3, 4.6) | 3940 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 0.1 (0.0, 0.3) | 4135 | 84.9 | 78.8 | 6.1 (6.0, 6.2) | 885 | 101.3 | 85.0 | 16.3 (15.8, 17.0) |
a:Results for all 8960 men and according to three categories of BMI (normal weight, overweight and obese)
bDifference: Difference between actual, measured weight and self-reported desired weight, with 95 % confidence intervals