Table 3 Multivariate adjusted association between body mass index categories and rating one self’s health as “bad” or “very bad”, stratified by country and survey

1995-6

1998-9

2005-6

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

0.94 (0.88 - 1.01)

0.97 (0.91 - 1.05)

0.98 (0.89 - 1.08)

1.35 (1.23 - 1.48)

1.33 (1.22 - 1.46)

1.52 (1.37 - 1.70)

1992-3

1997

2002

2007

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

1 (ref.)

0.93 (0.76 - 1.14)

1.35 (1.10 - 1.65)

1.29 (1.08 - 1.54)

1.21 (1.01 - 1.44)

1.38 (1.01 - 1.87)

1.58 (1.17 - 2.14)

2.22 (1.78 - 2.78)

2.64 (2.14 - 3.26)