Table 1 Characteristics, age-adjusted mean BMI, and prevalence of BMI in eight categories by period and education.
From: Social inequalities and trends in pre-pregnancy body mass index in Swedish women
Period | 1982–1988 | 1989–1993 | 1994–1998 | 1999–2003 | 2004–2008 | 2009–2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | ||||||
N (% of total) | 188,544 (18.4) | 101,980 (10.0) | 149,639 (14.6) | 166,736 (16.3) | 195,221 (19.1) | 220,210 (21.5) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 22.7 (3.2) | 23.1 (3.5) | 23.6 (3.8) | 24.0 (4.1) | 24.1 (4.3) | 24.3 (4.4) |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 62.9 (9.7) | 64.1 (10.5) | 65.6 (11.4) | 66.8 (12.3) | 67.0 (12.9) | 67.3 (13.3) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 166.3 (6.0) | 166.5 (6.1) | 166.6 (6.2) | 166.7 (6.3) | 166.6 (6.4) | 166.5 (6.5) |
Born in Nordic countries (%) | 92.5 | 88.6 | 86.1 | 85.2 | 81.5 | 77.8 |
BMI (kg/m2), category, n (%) | ||||||
16 to < 18.5 | 7539 (4.0) | 4026 (3.9) | 4811 (3.2) | 4586 (2.8) | 5403 (2.8) | 6412 (2.9) |
18.5 to < 20 | 22,204 (11.8) | 11,744 (11.5) | 14,915 (10.0) | 14,308 (8.6) | 17,349 (8.9) | 19,415 (8.8) |
20 to < 22.5 | 75,125 (39.8) | 36,801 (36.1) | 48,800 (32.6) | 50,822 (30.5) | 58,560 (30.0) | 64,198 (29.2) |
22.5 to < 25 | 49,549 (26.3) | 27,033 (26.5) | 40,373 (27.0) | 45,453 (27.3) | 51,735 (26.5) | 56,697 (25.7) |
25 to < 27.5 | 18,796 (10.0) | 12,235 (12.0) | 21,042 (14.1) | 25,124 (15.1) | 29,094 (14.9) | 32,750 (14.9) |
27.5 to < 30 | 8230 (4.4) | 5238 (5.1) | 9580 (6.4) | 12,229 (7.3) | 14,778 (7.6) | 17,594 (8.0) |
30 to < 35 | 6363 (3.4) | 3895 (3.8) | 7697 (5.1) | 10,250 (6.1) | 12,895 (6.6) | 16,405 (7.4) |
35 to < 60 | 738 (0.4) | 1008 (1.0) | 2421 (1.6) | 3964 (2.4) | 5407 (2.8) | 6739 (3.1) |
Educational levela | ||||||
Missing | ||||||
n (%) | 1923 (1.0) | 313 (0.3) | 428 (0.3) | 364 (0.2) | 891 (0.5) | 2307 (1.0) |
Lower | ||||||
n | 28,471 (15.1) | 11,893 (11.7) | 16,001 (10.7) | 14,746 (8.8) | 16,420 (8.4) | 18,491 (8.4) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.1 (3.6) | 23.6 (4.0) | 24.2 (4.4) | 24.6 (4.8) | 24.8 (4.9) | 25.1 (5.1) |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 63.0 (10.8) | 64.3 (12.1) | 65.8 (13) | 66.9 (14.3) | 66.9 (14.6) | 67.5 (15.0) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 165.2 (6.3) | 165.0 (6.6) | 164.9 (6.8) | 164.6 (6.9) | 164.0 (7.0) | 163.9 (6.9) |
Born in Nordic countries (%) | 87.1 | 75.5 | 71.4 | 66.2 | 59.2 | 54.2 |
BMI (kg/m2), category, n (%) | ||||||
16 to < 18.5 | 1524 (5.4) | 668 (5.6) | 824 (5.1) | 732 (5.0) | 765 (4.7) | 973 (5.3) |
18.5 to < 20 | 3495 (12.3) | 1421 (11.9) | 1679 (10.5) | 1434 (9.7) | 1571 (9.6) | 1600 (8.7) |
20 to < 22.5 | 10,266 (36.1) | 3745 (31.5) | 4558 (28.5) | 4004 (27.2) | 4242 (25.8) | 4510 (24.4) |
22.5 to < 25 | 7202 (25.3) | 2951 (24.8) | 3935 (24.6) | 3471 (23.5) | 3809 (23.2) | 4179 (22.6) |
25 to < 27.5 | 3066 (10.8) | 1516 (12.7) | 2322 (14.5) | 2200 (14.9) | 2452 (14.9) | 2848 (15.4) |
27.5 to < 30 | 1490 (5.2) | 781 (6.6) | 1198 (7.5) | 1215 (8.2) | 1519 (9.3) | 1733 (9.4) |
30 to < 35 | 1253 (4.4) | 613 (5.2) | 1065 (6.7) | 1168 (7.9) | 1411 (8.6) | 1826 (9.9) |
35 to < 60 | 175 (0.6) | 198 (1.7) | 420 (2.6) | 522 (3.5) | 651 (4.0) | 822 (4.4) |
Intermediate | ||||||
n | 104,920 (55.6) | 60,209 (59.0) | 83,285 (55.7) | 79,138 (47.5) | 77,215 (39.6) | 79,127 (35.9) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 22.9 (3.3) | 23.3 (3.6) | 23.9 (4.0) | 24.5 (4.4) | 24.7 (4.7) | 25.0 (4.9) |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 63.2 (10.0) | 64.5 (10.8) | 66.3 (11.8) | 68.0 (13.1) | 68.6 (14) | 69.1 (14.4) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 166.2 (6.0) | 166.5 (6.0) | 166.5 (6.1) | 166.6 (6.2) | 166.4 (6.3) | 166.3 (6.4) |
Born in Nordic countries (%) | 93.9 | 91.5 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 83.9 | 82.1 |
BMI (kg/m2), category, n (%) | ||||||
16 to < 18.5 | 4161 (4.0) | 2367 (3.9) | 2606 (3.1) | 2146 (2.7) | 2195 (2.8) | 2258 (2.9) |
18.5 to < 20 | 11,992 (11.4) | 6716 (11.2) | 7920 (9.5) | 6244 (7.9) | 6245 (8.1) | 6208 (7.8) |
20 to < 22.5 | 40,434 (38.5) | 21,074 (35) | 25,860 (31.1) | 21,988 (27.8) | 20,655 (26.7) | 20,134 (25.4) |
22.5 to < 25 | 27,872 (26.6) | 15,976 (26.5) | 22,162 (26.6) | 20,812 (26.3) | 19,527 (25.3) | 19,458 (24.6) |
25 to < 27.5 | 11,080 (10.6) | 7512 (12.5) | 12,330 (14.8) | 12,805 (16.2) | 12,197 (15.8) | 12,544 (15.9) |
27.5 to < 30 | 4936 (4.7) | 3345 (5.6) | 5832 (7.0) | 6716 (8.5) | 6775 (8.8) | 7392 (9.3) |
30 to < 35 | 3976 (3.8) | 2563 (4.3) | 4965 (6) | 5928 (7.5) | 6584 (8.5) | 7673 (9.7) |
35 to < 60 | 469 (0.4) | 656 (1.1) | 1610 (1.9) | 2499 (3.2) | 3037 (3.9) | 3460 (4.4) |
Higher | ||||||
n | 53,230 (28.2) | 29,565 (29.0) | 49,925 (33.4) | 72,488 (43.5) | 100,695 (51.6) | 120,285 (54.6) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 22.4 (2.8) | 22.7 (3.1) | 23.1 (3.3) | 23.5 (3.6) | 23.7 (3.8) | 23.8 (4) |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 62.6 (8.8) | 63.4 (9.5) | 64.6 (10.2) | 65.7 (11.0) | 66.0 (11.7) | 66.3 (12.1) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 167.0 (5.8) | 167.0 (6.0) | 167.1 (6.2) | 167.1 (6.2) | 167.0 (6.3) | 166.9 (6.4) |
Born in Nordic countries (%) | 93.5 | 88.8 | 87.0 | 86.9 | 83.8 | 79.6 |
BMI (kg/m2), category, n (%) | ||||||
16 to < 18.5 | 1751 (3.3) | 967 (3.3) | 1358 (2.7) | 1686 (2.3) | 2401 (2.4) | 3065 (2.5) |
18.5 to < 20 | 6440 (12.1) | 3567 (12.1) | 5263 (10.5) | 6598 (9.1) | 9429 (9.4) | 11,411 (9.5) |
20 to < 22.5 | 23,637 (44.4) | 11,872 (40.2) | 18,248 (36.6) | 24,713 (34.1) | 33,406 (33.2) | 38,978 (32.4) |
22.5 to < 25 | 14,015 (26.3) | 8020 (27.1) | 14,161 (28.4) | 21,078 (29.1) | 28,206 (28.0) | 32,520 (27) |
25 to < 27.5 | 4489 (8.4) | 3176 (10.7) | 6334 (12.7) | 10,076 (13.9) | 14,304 (14.2) | 16,988 (14.1) |
27.5 to < 30 | 1736 (3.3) | 1100 (3.7) | 2527 (5.1) | 4267 (5.9) | 6412 (6.4) | 8246 (6.9) |
30 to < 35 | 1077 (2) | 711 (2.4) | 1647 (3.3) | 3133 (4.3) | 4839 (4.8) | 6707 (5.6) |
35 to < 60 | 85 (0.2) | 152 (0.5) | 387 (0.8) | 937 (1.3) | 1698 (1.7) | 2370 (2.0) |
