Table 1 Weighted distribution (%) of the explanatory variables and age-adjusted mean BMI of men in 2000/01 and 2004/05 by the explanatory variables, and results of a test of change (p value) between the two periods.
From: Levelling off of prevalence of obesity in the adult population of Sweden between 2000/01 and 2004/05
| Â | Â | 2000/01 (n = 5515) | 2004/05 (n = 4681) | P values for test of change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory variable | Category (subgroup) | Distribution (%) | BMI mean | Distribution (%) | BMI mean | Â |
Totals | 16-84 | Â | 25.4 | Â | 25.5 | Ns |
Age | 16-24 | 13.5 | 23.1 | 14.1 | 23.0 | Ns |
| Â | 25-34 | 18.1 | 24.8 | 16.4 | 24.9 | Ns |
| Â | 35-44 | 17.9 | 25.8 | 18.7 | 26.2 | 0.013 |
| Â | 45-54 | 18.2 | 26.1 | 16.3 | 26.4 | 0.04 |
| Â | 55-64 | 15.4 | 26.3 | 17.8 | 26.5 | Ns |
| Â | 65-74 | 10.1 | 26.3 | 10.2 | 26.1 | Ns |
| Â | 75-84 | 6.8 | 25.4 | 6.5 | 25.2 | Ns |
Educational level (years) | ≤9 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 25.6 | Ns |
| Â | 10-11 | 27.7 | 25.9 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 0.010 |
|  | ≥12 | 47.1 | 25.0 | 51.5 | 25.2 | 0.015 |
Smoking | Never | 48.4 | 25.3 | 51.7 | 25.4 | Ns |
| Â | Former | 34.2 | 25.7 | 34.1 | 25.8 | Ns |
| Â | Daily | 17.4 | 24.8 | 14.2 | 25.3 | 0.009 |
Urbanization1 | 1 | 34.7 | 25.1 | 35.3 | 25.2 | Ns |
| Â | 2 | 36.1 | 25.5 | 36.2 | 25.6 | Ns |
| Â | 3 | 29.2 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 25.8 | 0.02 |
Immigrant | Sweden | 83.3 | 25.3 | 80.9 | 25.4 | Ns |
Status | Second-generation immigrants | 6.1 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 25.9 | Ns |
| Â | Labour immigrants | 4.8 | 25.6 | 5.6 | 25.8 | Ns |
| Â | Refugees | 5.8 | 25.6 | 7.1 | 25.7 | Ns |