Table 2 Distribution of occupation and body mass index categories according to sex and survey year
| Â | Â | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 1989 (513) | 1994 (504) | 2004 (568) | 1989 (568) | 1994 (563) | 2004 (687) |
Occupation | |||||||
Low SES | % | 39.0 (2.1) | 30.0 (2.0) | 28.2 (1.9) | 53.5 (2.1) | 38.2 (2.0) | 49.5 (1.9) |
Middle SES | % | 52.1 (2.2) | 54.8 (2.2) | 56.5 (2.1) | 34.9 (2.0) | 44.9 (2.1) | 33.0 (1.8) |
High SES | % | 9.0 (1.3) | 15.3 (1.6) | 15.3 (1.5) | 11.6 (1.3) | 16.9 (1.6) | 17.5 (1.4) |
Body mass index | |||||||
Mean BMI (kg/m2) | Â | 23.3 (0.2) | 24.1 (0.2) | 25.5 (0.2) | 25.9 (0.2) | 26.9 (0.3) | 28.3 (0.2) |
BMI ≥25 (kg/m2) | % | 28.1 (2.0) | 38.7 (2.2) | 53.2 (2.1) | 55.3 (2.1) | 61.1 (2.1) | 71.3 (1.7) |
BMI ≥30 (kg/m2) | % | 4.5 (0.9) | 8.5 (1.2) | 15.9 (1.5) | 25.2 (1.8) | 29.1 (1.9) | 37.7 (1.9) |