Table 5 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of different aspects of health according to body weight dissatisfaction and dieting in Swedish schoolchildren participating in the national survey 2014
From: Dieting, body weight concerns and health: trends and associations in Swedish schoolchildren
Health aspect | Prevalence (%) | n | Body weight concern and dieting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfied | Need to gain weight | Need to lose weight | Trying to lose weight | |||
Overall health | ||||||
 Poor healtha | 9 | 7534 | 1 | 2.2 (1.7–2.9) | 5.9 (4.8–7.3) | 4.2 (3.4–5.2) |
 Poor healthb |  | 5950 | 1 | 2.1 (1.5–2.8) | 4.9 (3.8–6.4) | 3.4 (2.6–4.4) |
 Poor healthc |  | 4211 | 1 | 2.1 (1.4–3.3) | 4.4 (3.2–6.1) | 2.9 (2.0–4.0) |
 Not feeling wella |  3 | 7351 | 1 | 2.3 (1.5–3.7) | 3.5 (2.4–5.1) | 3.8 (2.7–5.5) |
 Not feeling wellb |  | 5820 | 1 | 1.9 (1.1–3.3) | 4.3 (2.7–6.9) | 4.6 (3.0–7.3) |
 Not feeling wellc |  | 4158 | 1 | 2.0 (0.9–4.1) | 3.3 (1.7–6.1) | 3.2 (1.7–5.9) |
Life satisfaction | ||||||
 Low life satisfactiona | 16 | 7432 | 1 | 1.9 (1.5–2.3) | 2.7 (2.3–3.2) | 3.2 (2.7–3.8) |
Psychological | ||||||
 Regularly feeling lowa | 6 | 7455 | 1 | 2.2 (1.6–3.0) | 3.0 (2.3–3.8) | 3.7 (2.9–4.7) |
 Regularly difficulties in sleepinga | 13 | 7486 | 1 | 1.7 (1.4–2.1) | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) | 3.0 (2.5–3.6) |
Physical | ||||||
 Stomach-ache frequentlya | 4 | 7472 | 1 | 2.3 (1.6–3.3) | 2.6 (1.9–3.5) | 2.8 (2.0–3.8) |
 Headache frequentlya | 5 | 7491 | 1 | 1.5 (1.1–2.2) | 2.3 (1.7–3.1) | 2.8 (2.1–3.6) |
Diagnosis | ||||||
 Chronical diseasea | 21 | 7442 | 1 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
Social | ||||||
 Bullied past monthsa | 12 | 7556 | 1 | 1.9 (1.5–2.3) | 1.8 (1.5–2.3) | 2.6 (2.1–3.1) |
 Not accepted by teachersa | 2 | 7572 | 1 | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 1.9 (1.2–3.1) | 3.2 (2.1–4.8) |
 Not accepted by classmatesa | 4 | 7487 | 1 | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | 2.4 (1.7–3.3) | 3.2 (2.4–4.3) |
 Never dinner with parenta | 2 | 7401 | 1 | 1.8 (1.1–3.0) | 2.5 (1.6–3.9) | 3.5 (2.3–5.3) |
 Never breakfast with parenta | 14 | 7570 | 1 | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 1.7 (1.5–2.1) | 1.9 (1.6–2.3) |
 Can’t talk problems with familya | 13 | 7375 | 1 | 1.2 (1.0–1.6) | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 2.1 (1.8–2.6) |
 Can’t talk problems with friendsa | 16 | 7349 | 1 | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 1.7(1.4–2.0) |
Behaviours | ||||||
 Sugar sweetened beverages dailya | 5 | 7542 | 1 | 1.8 (1.3–2.4) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) |
 Sweets dailya | 4 | 7513 | 1 | 1.6 (1.2–2.3) | 1.5 (1.0–2.0) | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) |
 Not vegetables dailya | 59 | 7512 | 1 | 1.2 (1.1–1.5) | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 1.0 (0.8–2.0) |
 Not fruit dailya | 72 | 7591 | 1 | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) |
 Not breakfast every weekdaya | 27 | 7486 | 1 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 2.8 (2.4–3.2) | 2.5 (2.2–3.0) |
 Not exercise weeklya | 13 | 7301 | 1 | 1.7 (1.4–2.1) | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) |
 TV ≥ 4 h/day weekdaysa | 21 | 7221 | 1 | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) |
 Smokinga | 5 | 7621 | 1 | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) | 3.2 (2.5–4.2) |
 Alcohola | 19 | 7563 | 1 | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 2.2 (1.8–2.6) |
 Bed time after 24 weekdaysa | 6 | 7345 | 1 | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 2.3 (1.8–3.0) | 2.5 (2.0–3.3) |