Table 3 Mean BMI values (kg/m 2 ) for subjects in the different explanatory variable groups, presented separately according to sex and assessment period (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1980/81, 1988/89, 1996/97 and 2004/05)
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 |
Overall mean | 24.1 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 24.3 |
Age group | ||||||||
16-23 | 22.17) | 22.08) | 22.69) | 22.710) | 21.17) | 21.18) | 21.69) | 21.810) |
24-31 | 23.36) | 23.77) | 24.28) | 24.49) | 21.46) | 22.37) | 22.98) | 23.19) |
32-39 | 24.15) | 24.36) | 25.17) | 25.78) | 22.35) | 22.46) | 23.47) | 24.48) |
40-47 | 24.74) | 25.05) | 25.66) | 26.47) | 23.44) | 23.55) | 23.96) | 24.67) |
48-55 | 25.13) | 25.34) | 25.85) | 26.46) | 24.33) | 24.24) | 24.95) | 24.76) |
56-63 | 25.52) | 25.83) | 26.04) | 26.35) | 25.12) | 25.23) | 25.64) | 25.25) |
64-71 | 25.21) | 25.62) | 26.23) | 26.24) | 25.01) | 24.92) | 25.73) | 25.94) |
Education | ||||||||
Low | 24.4 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.2 |
Middle | 24.1 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 25.2 |
High | 23.7 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 23.8 |
Urbanization a | ||||||||
1 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.7 |
2 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 24.4 |
3 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 24.7 |
Physical activity | ||||||||
Almost none | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.6 | 24.9 |
Once a week | 24.3 | 24.0 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 24.1 |
>Once a week | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.8 |
Smoking | ||||||||
Non-smokers | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.0 |
Former | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 24.9 |
Current | 24.0 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 23.9 |
Chronic disease | ||||||||
No | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.7 |
Yes | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.1 |