Table 3 |
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Weighted prevalence (%) of overweight (25≤BMI<30) and obesity (BMI≥30) by the explanatory variables for men in the two periods, and test of change (logistic regression) in obesity adjusted for age, education, smoking habits, urbanization and immigrant status. |
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2000/01 |
2004/05 |
Test of change in obesity prevalence |
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Explanatory variable |
Category (subgroup) |
Overweight 25≤BMI<30 |
Obesity BMI≥30 |
Overweight 25≤BMI<30 |
Obesity BMI≥30 |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) |
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Totals |
16-84 |
40.9 |
9.7 |
40.6 |
10.8 |
1.13 (0.99-1.29) |
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Age |
16-24 |
17.8 |
3.3 |
17.2 |
3.4 |
0.98 (0.56-1.73) |
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25-34 |
33.3 |
7.9 |
33.8 |
6.2 |
0.90 (0.62-1.30) |
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35-44 |
45.9 |
9.3 |
44.6 |
12.4 |
1.45 (1.08-1.96)* |
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45-54 |
48.3 |
11.8 |
49.5 |
14.3 |
1.25 (0.94-1.66) |
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55-64 |
49.5 |
13.2 |
49.4 |
16.5 |
1.30 (0.99-1.70) |
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65-74 |
47.9 |
14.2 |
46.2 |
12.0 |
0.83 (0.58-1.20) |
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75-84 |
42.9 |
7.9 |
41.9 |
5.6 |
0.70 (0.38-1.30) |
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Educational level (years) |
≤9 |
38.9 |
10.7 |
36.2 |
10.8 |
1.06 (0.82-1.38) |
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10-11 |
45.6 |
14.1 |
47.8 |
15.6 |
1.05 (0.85-1.30) |
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≥12 |
38.2 |
6.5 |
38.6 |
8.2 |
1.29 (1.04-1.60)* |
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Smoking |
Never |
37.5 |
7.3 |
37.2 |
8.6 |
1.22 (0.99-1.49) |
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Former |
46.2 |
13.5 |
44.5 |
13.4 |
1.00 (0.82-1.21) |
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Daily |
37.4 |
8.4 |
41.7 |
11.6 |
1.36 (0.97-1.90) |
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Urbanization1 |
1 |
38.3 |
8.0 |
38.4 |
8.5 |
1.09 (0.85-1.40) |
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2 |
42.5 |
10.0 |
40.6 |
10.9 |
1.17 (0.95-1.45) |
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3 |
40.4 |
11.1 |
42.2 |
13.1 |
1.13 (0.91-1.41) |
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Immigrant |
Sweden |
40.7 |
10.6 |
41.0 |
10.1 |
1.10 (0.95-1.27) |
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Status |
Second-generation immigrants |
36.6 |
10.1 |
35.2 |
12.3 |
1.35 (0.82-2.24) |
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Labour immigrants |
49.0 |
12.3 |
41.9 |
13.7 |
1.27 (0.75-2.15) |
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Refugees |
40.7 |
7.9 |
41.2 |
9.3 |
1.25 (0.72-2.18) |
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All persons in the sample were between 16 and 84 years old. 1 (1) The three largest cities in Sweden, (2) medium-sized towns (> 90,000) and (3) small towns (27,000-90,000) or rural areas. The overall OR is estimated separately |
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Sundquist et al. BMC Public Health 2010 10:119 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-119 |
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