Table 2.
Adjusted odds of health care utilisation, sick leave days and early retirementa
| Parameter | General practitioner visits (n = 9,049) | Internist visits (n = 9,049) | ‘Other’ doctor visits (n = 9,049) | Hospital inpatient (n = 9,047) | Hospital outpatient (n = 7,206) | Rehabilitation (n = 7,208) | Medication (KORA) (n = 9,070) | Sick leave days b (n = 3,630) | Early retirement c (n = 5,249) |
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| Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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| Pre-obese | 1.19** | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.26* | 0.99 | 1.27*** | 1.19* | 1.21 |
| (1.06–1.33) | (0.90–1.19) | (0.98–1.22) | (0.87–1.19) | (1.02–1.54) | (0.76–1.31) | (1.12–1.43) | (1.01–1.39) (0.82–1.78) | ||
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| Obese level I | 1.36*** | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.95*** | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| (1.18–1.56) | (0.89–1.23) | (0.91–1.19) | (1.00–1.42) | (0.92–1.52) | (0.92–1.69) | (1.67–2.28) | (1.00–1.51) (0.61–1.25) | ||
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| Obese level II | 1.66*** | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.46** | 1.01 | 1.31 | 2.61*** | 1.38 | 1.90* |
| (1.32–2.08) | (0.86–1.42) | (0.85–1.31) | (1.13–1.88) | (0.66–1.54) | (0.84–2.04) | (2.01–3.41) | (0.95–2.01) (1.05–3.47) | ||
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| Obese level III | 2.54*** | 1.48* | 1.44* | 2.31*** | 1.03 | 1.36 | 5.40*** | 2.66** | 1.82 |
| (1.61–3.98) | (1.00–2.17) | (1.00–2.02) | (1.55–3.46) | (0.55–1.95) | (0.68–2.72) | (3.20–9.10) | (1.36–5.20) (0.78–4.22) | ||
a
Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) adjusted for age, age2, gender, education and income. Normal weight: 18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2, pre-obese 25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2, obese level I 30 kg/m2≤ BMI < 35 kg/m2, obesity level II 35 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 40 kg/m2, obese level III BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2.
b
For those aged < 65 years and in regular full/part-time employment.
c
For those aged 7lt;65 years.
*
Significant at the 5% level.
**
Significant at the 1% level.
***
Significant at the 0.1% level.