Table 2 Bivariate associations between body mass index categories and rating one self’s health as “bad” or “very bad”, stratified by country, gender and survey
Survey year | 1995-6 | 1998-9 | 2005-6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal, all | ||||
Normal | 26.7 | 23.0 | 17.5 | |
Overweight | 30.4 | 27.3 | 21.8 | |
Obese | 41.3 | 36.7 | 32.3 | |
Test | 238.5 *** | 248.4 *** | 271.8 *** | |
Portugal, men | ||||
Normal | 23.3 | 21.3 | 15.5 | |
Overweight | 23.6 | 19.3 | 15.9 | |
Obese | 29.1 | 24.0 | 24.2 | |
Test | 16.1 *** | 13.3 ** | 47.6 *** | |
Portugal, women | ||||
Normal | 28.7 | 23.9 | 18.7 | |
Overweight | 35.6 | 33.4 | 27.1 | |
Obese | 47.6 | 43.0 | 37.4 | |
Test | 255.6 *** | 333.9 *** | 255.4 *** | |
Survey year | 1992-3 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 |
Switzerland, all | ||||
Normal | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Overweight | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Obese | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
Test | 15.8 *** | 34.6 *** | 88.5 *** | 180.3 *** |
Switzerland, men | ||||
Normal | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Overweight | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Obese | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 9.7 |
Test | 8.28 * | 6.09 * | 24.3 *** | 75.3 *** |
Switzerland, women | ||||
Normal | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Overweight | 5.3 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Obese | 6.9 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
Test | 13.0 ** | 40.8 *** | 86.7 *** | 119.5 *** |