Table 2 Odd ratios, with 95 % confidence intervals, for marital status at age 40 (between 1991 and 2001) according to BMI and socio-demographic characteristics among men born between 1951 and 1961 in Sweden
From: Weight status at age 18 influences marriage prospects. A population-based study of Swedish men
Married1 | Never married1 | Divorced1 | Widowed1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI category 2 | ||||
Underweight | 0.84 (0.82-0.86) | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.88-0.96) | 0.72 (0.52-1.00) |
Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 0.83 (0.80-0.85) | 1.00 | 0.83 (0.79-0.87) | 0.95 (0.67-1.33) |
Obese | 0.49 (0.46-0.52) | 1.00 | 0.55 (0.49-0.63) | 0.48 (0.18-1.30) |
Education 1 | ||||
High education | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Medium education | 0.87 (0.86-0.89) | 1.00 | 1.31 (1.26-1.36) | 0.89 (0.69-1.14) |
Low education | 0.81 (0.79-0.83) | 1.00 | 1.30 (1.24-1.36) | 1.08 (0.80-1.46) |
Socioeconomic position 3 | ||||
White-collar | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Farmers | 0.81 (0.77-0.86) | 1.00 | 0.54 (0.47-0.63) | 0.88 (0.45-1.72) |
Blue-collar | 0.74 (0.73-0.75) | 1.00 | 0.90 (0.87-0.93) | 0.75 (0.60-0.96) |
Other | 0.47 (0.46-0.48) | 1.00 | 0.84 (0.81-0.88) | 0.57 (0.41-0.78) |
Intellectual performance 2 | ||||
Lower | 0.74 (0.72-0.75) | 1.00 | 0.98 (0.94-1.02) | 0.95 (0.73-1.25) |
Medium | 0.92 (0.91-0.94) | 1.00 | 1.03 (0.99-1.07) | 1.06 (0.82-1.35) |
Higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Country of birth 3 | ||||
Sweden | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Other | 0.93 (0.88-0.98) | 1.00 | 1.23 (1.12-1.35) | 0.42 (0.13-1.30) |
Childhood socioeconomic position 3 | ||||
White-collar | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Farmers | 0.99 (0.96-1.02) | 1.00 | 0.64 (0.60-0.68) | 1.17 (0.81-1.68) |
Blue-collar | 0.97 (0.95-0.99) | 1.00 | 0.98 (0.95-1.01) | 1.03 (0.82-1.30) |
Other | 0.85 (0.81-0.88) | 1.00 | 1.10 (1.03-1.17) | 1.01 (0.61-1.66) |
Parental education 3 | ||||
High education | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Medium education | 0.99 (0.96-1.01) | 1.00 | 1.10 (1.04-1.17) | 1.00 (0.68-1.48) |
Low education | 0.98 (0.96-1.01) | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.96-1.08) | 0.90 (0.60-1.35) |
Residential area 2 | ||||
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Semi-urban | 0.98 (0.97-1.00) | 1.00 | 0.85 (0.83-0.88) | 1.06 (0.86-1.30) |
Rural | 0.93 (0.91-0.95) | 1.00 | 0.76 (0.73-0.80) | 0.93 (0.70-1.23) |
Psychiatric disorder before and/or at military conscription examination 2,4 | ||||
Yes | 0.65 (0.63-0.66) | 1.00 | 1.04 (1.00-1.08) | 0.65 (0.46-0.90) |
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Muscle strength at military conscription examination 2 | ||||
Low quintile | 0.65 (0.63-0.66) | 1.00 | 0.66 (0.63-0.70) | 0.75 (0.55-1.03) |
Low to mediate quintile | 0.79 (0.78-0.81) | 1.00 | 0.77 (0.74-0.80) | 0.77 (0.58-1.02) |
Mediate quintile | 0.88 (0.86-0.90) | 1.00 | 0.88 (0.84-0.92) | 0.79 (0.59-1.07) |
Mediate to high quintile | 0.93 (0.91-0.95) | 1.00 | 0.94 (0.90-0.98) | 0.72 (0.53-0.98) |
High quintile | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |