Table 1.
Mean body mass index (BMI, kg/m2), and prevalence of overweight and obesity by gender and age groups in Tromsø 7 (2015–2016)*
| Age | Women (n=10 932) | Men (n=9923) | ||||||
| n | Mean (SD) BMI | % overweight (95% CI†) |
% obese (95% CI†) |
n | Mean (SD) BMI |
% overweight (95% CI†) | % obese (95% CI†) |
|
| 40–44 | 1656 | 26.6 (5.1) | 33.6 (31.3 to 35.9) | 21.1 (19.2 to 23.2) | 1468 | 28.0 (4.2) | 50.5 (47.9 to 53.1) | 26.3 (24.1 to 28.6) |
| 45–49 | 1686 | 27.0 (5.3) | 31.9 (29.6 to 34.1) | 24.8 (22.7 to 26.9) | 1574 | 28.1 (4.2) | 50.1 (47.6 to 52.6) | 27.3 (25.1 to 29.6) |
| 50–54 | 1690 | 26.6 (4.9) | 34.7 (32.4 to 37.0) | 20.9 (19.0 to 22.9) | 1429 | 27.9 (4.1) | 50.9 (48.3 to 53.6) | 25.5 (23.3 to 27.9) |
| 55–59 | 1532 | 26.9 (4.8) | 39.4 (37.0 to 41.9) | 21.4 (19.4 to 23.6) | 1348 | 27.9 (3.8) | 52.5 (49.8 to 55.2) | 24.9 (22.6 to 27.3) |
| 60–64 | 1404 | 26.8 (4.6) | 39.7 (37.2 to 42.4) | 21.2 (19.1 to 23.5) | 1318 | 27.8 (4.0) | 49.2 (46.4 to 51.9) | 25.3 (22.9 to 27.7) |
| 65–69 | 1245 | 27.0 (4.7) | 40.5 (37.7 to 43.3) | 22.5 (20.2 to 24.9) | 1165 | 27.8 (3.8) | 52.6 (49.7 to 55.5) | 24.1 (21.7 to 26.7) |
| 70–74 | 840 | 27.8 (5.0) | 40.2 (36.9 to 43.6) | 28.6 (25.5 to 31.8) | 845 | 27.8 (3.9) | 50.8 (47.3 to 54.2) | 25.2 (22.3 to 28.3) |
| 75–79 | 488 | 27.0 (4.8) | 42.8 (38.4 to 47.4) | 22.5 (18.9 to 26.5) | 453 | 27.4 (3.8) | 50.8 (46.1 to 55.5) | 21.0 (17.3 to 25.0) |
| 80–84 | 257 | 26.7 (4.4) | 45.1 (38.9 to 51.4) | 20.6 (15.8 to 26.1) | 237 | 26.9 (3.5) | 47.3 (40.8 to 53.8) | 18.1 (13.5 to 23.7) |
| 85+ | 134 | 27.1 (4.7) | 44.8 (36.2 to 53.6) | 23.9 (16.9 to 32.0) | 86 | 25.9 (3.4) | 52.3 (41.3 to 63.2) | 8.1 (3.3 to 16.1) |
| All | 10 932 | 26.9 (4.9) | 37.2 (36.3 to 38.1) | 22.5 (21.7 to 23.3) | 9923 | 27.8 (4.0) | 50.8 (49.8 to 51.8) | 25.1 (24.2 to 25.9) |
The Tromsø study.
*Overweight, BMI 25–29.9; obesity, BMI ≥30.
†Exact (Clopper-Pearson) CI from the binomial distribution.