Table 2 Age-adjusted prevalence and prevalence ratios of overweight, moderate and severe obesity, by period and education.
From: Social inequalities and trends in pre-pregnancy body mass index in Swedish women
Period | Prevalence (%) | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Lower | Intermediate | Higher | Lower | Intermediate | Higher | |
1982–1988 | |||||||
n | 188,544 | 28,471 | 104,920 | 53,230 | |||
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 34,127 (18.1) | 5984 (21.0) | 20,461 (19.5) | 7387 (13.9) | 1 (ref) | 0.93 (0.90, 0.95) | 0.66 (0.63, 0.68) |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 7101 (3.8) | 1428 (5.0) | 4445 (4.2) | 1162 (2.2) | 1 (ref) | 0.84 (0.80, 0.89) | 0.43 (0.40, 0.47) |
BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 | 738 (0.4) | 175 (0.6) | 469 (0.4) | 85 (0.2) | 1 (ref) | 0.72 (0.60, 0.86) | 0.23 (0.17, 0.30) |
1989–1993 | |||||||
n | 101,980 | 11,893 | 60,209 | 29,565 | |||
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 22,379 (21.9) | 3109 (26.1) | 14,076 (23.4) | 5139 (17.4) | 1 (ref) | 0.88 (0.85, 0.92) | 0.63 (0.60, 0.66) |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 4903 (4.8) | 811 (6.8) | 3219 (5.3) | 863 (2.9) | 1 (ref) | 0.78 (0.72, 0.84) | 0.42 (0.38, 0.47) |
BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 | 1008 (1.0) | 198 (1.7) | 656 (1.1) | 152 (0.5) | 1 (ref) | 0.65 (0.55, 0.76) | 0.29 (0.23, 0.36) |
1994–1998 | |||||||
n | 149,639 | 16,001 | 83,285 | 49,925 | |||
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 40,740 (27.2) | 5005 (31.3) | 24,737 (29.7) | 10,895 (21.8) | 1 (ref) | 0.93 (0.90, 0.95) | 0.63 (0.60, 0.65) |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 10,118 (6.8) | 1485 (9.3) | 6575 (7.9) | 2034 (4.1) | 1 (ref) | 0.84 (0.80, 0.89) | 0.42 (0.39, 0.45) |
BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 | 2421 (1.6) | 420 (2.6) | 1610 (1.9) | 387 (0.8) | 1 (ref) | 0.73 (0.65, 0.81) | 0.28 (0.25, 0.33) |
1999–2003 | |||||||
n | 166,736 | 14,746 | 79,138 | 72,488 | |||
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 51,567 (30.9) | 5105 (34.6) | 27,948 (35.3) | 18,413 (25.4) | 1 (ref) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) | 0.65 (0.63, 0.67) |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 14,214 (8.5) | 1690 (11.5) | 8427 (10.6) | 4,4070 (5.6) | 1 (ref) | 0.90 (0.86, 0.95) | 0.45 (0.43, 0.48) |
BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 | 3964 (2.4) | 522 (3.5) | 2499 (3.2) | 937 (1.3) | 1 (ref) | 0.86 (0.78, 0.95) | 0.34 (0.30, 0.38) |
2004–2008 | |||||||
n | 195,221 | 16,420 | 77,215 | 100,695 | |||
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 62,174 (31.8) | 6033 (36.7) | 28,593 (37.0) | 27,253 (27.1) | 1 (ref) | 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) | 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 18,302 (9.4) | 2062 (12.6) | 9621 (12.5) | 6537 (6.5) | 1 (ref) | 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) | 0.47 (0.44, 0.49) |
BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 | 5407 (2.8) | 651 (4.0) | 3037 (3.9) | 1698 (1.7) | 1 (ref) | 0.95 (0.87, 1.03) | 0.38 (0.35, 0.42) |
2009–2013 | |||||||
n | 220,210 | 18,491 | 79,127 | 120,285 | |||
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 73,488 (33.4) | 7229 (39.1) | 31,069 (39.3) | 34,311 (28.5) | 1 (ref) | 0.98 (0.96, 1.01) | 0.64 (0.62, 0.66) |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 23,144 (10.5) | 2648 (14.3) | 11,133 (14.1) | 9077 (7.5) | 1 (ref) | 0.96 (0.92, 1.00) | 0.47 (0.45, 0.49) |
BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 | 6739 (3.1) | 822 (4.4) | 3460 (4.4) | 270 (2.0) | 1 (ref) | 0.96 (0.89, 1.03 | 0.40 (0.37, 0.43) |
