Table 1.
Underweight, normal weight, overweight and obesity according to sex, age group and education group (n=11.736 women, n=10.618 men) Source: GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS
| Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight (without obesity) | Obesity | Overweight (including obesity) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | <18.5 kg/m2 | 18.5-<25.0 kg/m2 | 25.0-<30 kg/m2 | ≥30 kg/m2 | ≥25 kg/m2 | |||||
| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | |
| Total | 2.3 | (2.0–2.7) | 44.2 | (43.2–45.2) | 34.5 | (33.5–35.4) | 19.0 | (18.2–19.8) | 53.5 | (52.5–54.5) |
| Women | 3.4 | (2.9–4.0) | 50.0 | (48.6–51.4) | 27.6 | (26.5–28.9) | 19.0 | (17.9–20.1) | 46.6 | (45.3–48.0) |
| 18–29 years | 7.2 | (5.2–9.9) | 66.6 | (62.4–70.6) | 16.2 | (13.3–19.6) | 10.0 | (7.5–13.2) | 26.2 | (22.5–30.2) |
| Low education group | 15.5 | (8.5–26.6) | 56.9 | (45.6–67.6) | 19.9 | (12.5–30.2) | 7.7 | (3.6–15.7) | 27.6 | (18.9–38.4) |
| Medium education group | 4.4 | (2.7–7.2) | 66.7 | (61.1–71.8) | 16.1 | (12.5–20.7) | 12.7 | (9.2–17.4) | 28.9 | (24.0–34.4) |
| High education group | 8.4 | (5.2–13.1) | 75.4 | (68.9–81.0) | 13.1 | (8.9–18.8) | 3.1 | (1.7–5.6) | 16.2 | (11.7–22.0) |
| 30–44 years | 4.1 | (3.0–5.7) | 55.1 | (51.9–58.3) | 26.2 | (23.5–29.1) | 14.6 | (12.4–16.9) | 40.8 | (37.7–43.9) |
| Low education group | 2.2 | (0.4–10.3) | 50.4 | (37.3–63.4) | 28.0 | (17.7–41.3) | 19.4 | (11.3–31.3) | 47.4 | (34.6–60.6) |
| Medium education group | 4.1 | (2.4–6.8) | 50.0 | (45.7–54.4) | 29.5 | (25.8–33.5) | 16.4 | (13.6–19.7) | 45.9 | (41.6–50.2) |
| High education group | 5.1 | (3.6–7.2) | 65.6 | (62.1–69.0) | 20.1 | (17.4–23.1) | 9.1 | (7.2–11.5) | 29.3 | (26.1–32.7) |
| 45–64 years | 2.0 | (1.5–2.6) | 47.0 | (44.9–49.0) | 28.2 | (26.4–30.1) | 22.9 | (21.1–24.8) | 51.1 | (49.0–53.1) |
| Low education group | 1.2 | (0.3–3.9) | 36.3 | (29.2–44.1) | 23.5 | (17.7–30.5) | 39.0 | (31.7–46.9) | 62.5 | (54.8–69.7) |
| Medium education group | 1.8 | (1.3–2.6) | 47.0 | (44.4–49.5) | 29.8 | (27.6–32.2) | 21.4 | (19.4–23.6) | 51.2 | (48.7–53.7) |
| High education group | 2.9 | (2.1–3.9) | 54.6 | (52.1–57.1) | 27.0 | (24.9–29.2) | 15.5 | (13.7–17.5) | 42.5 | (40.1–45.0) |
| ≥65 years | 2.6 | (1.9–3.5) | 41.1 | (38.8–43.5) | 34.0 | (31.8–36.3) | 22.4 | (20.4–24.5) | 56.3 | (53.9–58.7) |
| Low education group | 3.6 | (1.9–6.6) | 40.1 | (34.7–45.8) | 31.4 | (26.4–36.8) | 24.9 | (20.4–30.1) | 56.3 | (50.6–61.8) |
| Medium education group | 1.8 | (1.3–2.5) | 39.5 | (37.0–42.1) | 35.8 | (33.3–38.3) | 22.9 | (20.7–25.3) | 58.7 | (56.1–61.2) |
| High education group | 3.1 | (2.2–4.4) | 50.2 | (47.3–53.1) | 33.8 | (31.1–36.6) | 12.9 | (11.1–14.9) | 46.7 | (43.8–49.5 |
| Men | 1.3 | (0.9–1.7) | 38.3 | (36.9–39.7) | 41.3 | (39.9–42.8) | 19.1 | (18.0–20.3) | 60.5 | (59.0–61.9) |
| 18–29 years | 2.7 | (1.8–4.1) | 60.7 | (56.9–64.4) | 27.2 | (23.9–30.7) | 9.3 | (7.2–12.1) | 36.5 | (32.9–40.3) |
| Low education group | 5.6 | (2.9–10.5) | 56.7 | (47.9–65.1) | 21.7 | (15.4–29.7) | 16.0 | (9.8–25.1) | 37.7 | (29.5–46.7) |
| Medium education group | 2.2 | (1.3–3.9) | 61.0 | (55.9–65.8) | 28.9 | (24.4–33.8) | 7.9 | (5.6–11.1) | 36.8 | (32.0–41.8) |
| High education group | 0.8 | (0.3–2.2) | 65.0 | (59.0–70.6) | 28.3 | (23.1–34.1) | 5.9 | (3.6–9.6) | 34.2 | (28.6–40.2) |
| 30–44 years | 1.4 | (0.7–2.9) | 40.4 | (37.2–43.6) | 39.5 | (36.3–42.7) | 18.7 | (16.3–21.5) | 58.2 | (54.9–61.4) |
| Low education group | 3.8 | (0.9–14.1) | 36.7 | (25.2–49.9) | 33.7 | (22.7–46.7) | 25.9 | (16.4–38.3) | 59.5 | (46.4–71.5) |
| Medium education group | 1.4 | (0.6–3.5) | 37.0 | (32.5–41.8) | 40.2 | (35.6–45.0) | 21.3 | (17.7–25.4) | 61.5 | (56.8–66.1) |
| High education group | 0.5 | (0.1–1.6) | 47.4 | (43.7–51.1) | 40.0 | (36.4–43.6) | 12.1 | (10.1–14.5) | 52.1 | (48.4–55.8) |
| 45–64 years | 1.0 | (0.5–1.9) | 30.4 | (28.3–32.5) | 44.9 | (42.6–47.2) | 23.8 | (21.7–26.0) | 68.7 | (66.5–70.8) |
| Low education group | 2.4 | (0.5–10.2) | 16.9 | (10.9–25.2) | 44.1 | (34.3–54.5) | 36.6 | (27.4–47.0) | 80.8 | (71.9–87.4) |
| Medium education group | 1.2 | (0.6–2.3) | 30.5 | (27.5–33.7) | 43.2 | (39.9–46.4) | 25.2 | (22.4–28.2) | 68.3 | (65.1–71.4) |
| High education group | 0.2 | (0.1–0.5) | 34.5 | (32.3–36.9) | 48.3 | (45.9–50.7) | 17.0 | (15.3–18.9) | 65.3 | (62.9–67.5) |
| ≥65 years | 0.4 | (0.2–0.9) | 31.4 | (29.0–33.9) | 48.5 | (45.8–51.2) | 19.7 | (17.6–21.9) | 68.2 | (65.6–70.6) |
| Low education group | 0.2 | (0.0–1.5) | 31.5 | (21.3–43.8) | 43.9 | (32.6–55.8) | 24.4 | (15.5–36.4) | 68.3 | (56.0–78.5) |
| Medium education group | 0.6 | (0.2–1.5) | 29.7 | (26.3–33.2) | 49.6 | (45.9–53.4) | 20.2 | (17.4–23.3) | 69.8 | (66.2–73.2) |
| High education group | 0.3 | (0.1–1.0) | 34.4 | (32.1–36.7) | 48.5 | (46.0–51.0) | 16.8 | (15.0–18.8) | 65.3 | (63.0–67.6) |
BMI=Body Mass Index, CI=confidence interval