Table 2 The distribution (%) of the different variables by sex and assessment period (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1980/81, 1988/89, 1996/97 and 2004/05, complete with new individuals aged 16–23 years)
From: Longitudinal age-and cohort trends in body mass index in Sweden – a 24-year follow-up study
Variable | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | 1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | |
n | 2728 | 2688 | 2570 | 2177 | 2770 | 2666 | 2634 | 2211 |
Age group | ||||||||
16-23 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 13.1 |
24-31 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 13.0 |
32-39 | 19.6 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.2 |
40-47 | 13.2 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
48-55 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 15.3 |
56-63 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 15.4 |
64-71 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
Education | ||||||||
Low | 42.8 | 32.9 | 25.5 | 20.8 | 48.7 | 34.6 | 25.5 | 19.2 |
Middle | 26.4 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 26.8 | 31.1 | 36.0 | 33.6 | 26.8 |
High | 30.8 | 35.8 | 43.6 | 52.4 | 20.2 | 29.4 | 40.9 | 54.0 |
Urbanization 1 | ||||||||
1 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 34.3 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 31.4 | 33.5 |
2 | 31.5 | 33.8 | 36.5 | 36.0 | 32.6 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 36.1 |
3 | 37.7 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 29.7 | 36.9 | 35.3 | 31.2 | 30.4 |
Physical activity | ||||||||
Almost none | 50.3 | 46.4 | 42.7 | 39.2 | 55.0 | 50.9 | 44.1 | 38.1 |
Once a week | 17.6 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 15.6 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 13.9 |
>Once a week | 32.1 | 35.3 | 38.7 | 45.2 | 25.0 | 29.4 | 35.2 | 48.1 |
Smoking | ||||||||
Non-smokers | 38.6 | 43.4 | 47.8 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 51.6 | 51.1 | 51.9 |
Former | 27.3 | 29.8 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 16.5 | 19.7 | 24.7 | 20.4 |
Current | 34.1 | 26.8 | 18.3 | 13.6 | 31.1 | 28.7 | 24.2 | 18.7 |
Chronic disease | ||||||||
No | 72.5 | 71.1 | 70.4 | 67.0 | 68.1 | 66.6 | 63.6 | 60.5 |
Yes | 27.5 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 33.0 | 31.9 | 33.4 | 36.4 | 39.5 |