Table 3 Linear trend of obesity by age, weighted and age and sex-adjusted prevalence, 2013–2016 in men (N = 30,783).

From: Evolution of the prevalence of obesity in the adult population in France, 2013–2016: the Constances study

 

Adult obesitya % (95 CI)

  

2013

N = 5796

2014

N = 7512

2015

N = 8078

2016

N = 9397

Points of change from 2013 to 2016b

p value of change from 2013 to 2016c

p value of linear trend testd

18–29 (N = 3775)

3.49 (1.25–5.73)

5.72 (3.75–7.69)

7.30 (5.05–9.56)

6.75 (4.99–8.51)

3.26 (0.41–6.12)

0.024

0.013

30–39 (N = 6504)

8.04 (5.58–10.50)

8.62 (6.81–10.43)

9.75 (7.62–11.88)

9.21 (7.17–11.25)

1.17 (− 2.03–4.37)

0.47

0.36

40–49 (N = 7360)

12.11 (9.53–14.68)

12.84 (10.72–14.95)

13.37 (11.01–15.73)

14.13 (12.00–16.27)

2.03 (− 1.32–5.37)

0.23

0.21

50–59 (N = 6608)

21.31 (17.91–24.70)

19.08 (16.25–21.87)

19.17 (16.18–22.16)

19.30 (16.50–22.09)

–2.01 (− 6.42–2.39)

0.36

0.39

60–69 (N = 6536)

22.09 (18.74–25.44)

23.77 (20.71–26.83)

25.94 (22.40–29.48)

23.03 (20.02–26.04)

0.94 (− 3.57–5.44)

0.68

0.49

  1. aAdult obesity defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2.
  2. bPercentage point.
  3. cFrom the t-test of the change from 2013 to 2016.
  4. dFrom the coefficients of orthogonal polynomials corresponding to linear contrast.
  5. Age and sex-adjusted by the raking ratio method using the Insee data and age groups 18–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, and 60–69 years.
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