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Table 2 Time trends in educational differences of overweight and obesity among nulliparous women in Sweden

From: The educational gradient of obesity increases among Swedish pregnant women: a register-based study

 

1992-1995

1996-1998

1999-2001

2002-2004

2005-2007

2008-2010

n(nulliparas)

138,713

87,809

91,825

107,112

114,122

129,717

Overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2)

  Alla

18.3

(18.0-18.6)

21.0

(20.6-21.3)

22.3

(22.0-22.7)

22.7

(22.4-23.0)

22.7

(22.4-23.0)

22.6

(22.3-22.8)

  High educationa

16.1

(15.7-16.5)

18.7

(18.3-19.2)

20.3

(19.9-20.7)

20.6

(20.2-21.0)

20.9

(20.6-21.3)

20.9

(20.6-21.3)

  Low educationa

20.6

(20.2-21.1)

23.6

(23.0-24.1)

24.8

(24.3-25.4)

25.6

(25.2-26.1)

25.4

(24.9-25.8)

25.6

(25.1-26.0)

Obesity (≥30.0 kg/m2)

  Alla

5.1

(4.9-5.3)

6.7

(6.5-6.9)

7.8

(7.6-8.0)

8.8

(8.6-9.0)

9.3

(9.1-9.5)

9.6

(9.4-9.8)

  High educationa

3.6

(3.4-3.8)

4.7

(4.4-4.9)

5.9

(5.6-6.1)

6.4

(6.2-6.7)

7.0

(6.8-7.2)

7.1

(6.9-7.3)

  Low educationa

6.7

(6.4-7.0)

8.9

(8.5-9.3)

10.2

(9.8-10.5)

12.1

(11.7-12.4)

12.9

(12.6-13.3)

13.8

(13.4-14.1)

  1. aAge-standardized prevalence (%) and 95% confidence interval.
  2. BMI was assessed at the first visit to the antenatal-care clinic.