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Table 2 Cross section of Self-reported health for BMI and 10-year age groups for Tromsø 3-6

From: What is the impact of underweight on self-reported health trajectories and mortality rates: a cohort study

 

<18,5 Kg/m2

18,5-22,99 Kg/m2

23-24,99 Kg/m2

25-29,99 Kg/m2

>30 Kg/m2

p-value

 

Count

Mean

(SD.)

Count

Mean

(SD.)

Count

Mean

(SD.)

Count

Mean

(SD.)

Count

Mean

(SD.)

Tromsø 3

 25-29

88

3.09

(0.64)

1529

3.24

(0.68)

692

3.29

(0.68)

483

3.20

(0.70)

86

3.05

(0.78)

0.008

 30-39

138

3.00

(0.74)

31

3.13

(0.70)

1681

3.18

(0.70)

1624

3.06

(0.71)

250

2.80

(0.74)

<0.001

 40-49

44

2.67

(0.79)

1626

3.00

(0.74)

1338

3.04

(0.73)

1779

2.95

(0.73)

331

2.85

(0.75)

<0.001

 50-59

27

2.33

(0.87)

741

2.75

(0.81)

777

2.87

(0.79)

1166

2.81

(0.81)

248

2.58

(0.83)

<0.001

 60-69

2

1.00

 

79

2.62

(0.82)

100

2.60

(0.81)

174

2.73

(0.77)

30

3.00

(0.65)

0.031

Tromsø 4

 25-29

51

2.94

(0.68)

993

3.18

(0.64)

600

3.21

(0.64)

685

3.13

(0.63)

147

2.90

(0.63)

<0.001

 30-39

70

3.03

(0.59)

2138

3.12

(0.65)

1468

3.10

(0.64)

1784

3.04

(0.61)

396

2.85

(0.66)

<0.001

 40-49

61

2.67

(0.86)

1853

2.92

(0.66)

1588

2.92

(0.64)

2485

2.89

(0.62)

646

2.70

(0.66)

<0.001

 50-59

41

2.49

(0.75)

829

2.69

(0.70)

1011

2.78

(0.67)

1914

2.71

(0.65)

610

2.55

(0.66)

<0.001

 60-69

41

2.17

(0.77)

599

2.50

(0.64)

615

2.52

(0.63)

1364

2.53

(0.63)

469

2.38

(0.62)

<0.001

 70-79

46

1.96

(0.79)

408

2.40

(0.69)

387

2.45

(0.68)

925

2.42

(0.65)

372

2.28

(0.68)

<0.001

  > 80

17

2.00

(0.61)

138

2.26

(0.68)

120

2.41

(0.69)

234

2.28

(0.60)

90

2.18

(0.61)

0.034

Tromsø 5

 30-39

8

2.75

(0.71)

167

3.14

(0.68)

135

3.13

(0.60)

177

3.05

(0.61)

73

2.99

(0.52)

0.163

 40-49

4

2.75

(0.50)

323

3.00

(0.67)

300

3.07

(0.67)

547

2.99

(0.63)

178

2.82

(0.61)

0.002

 50-59

7

2.71

(0.76)

156

2.66

(0.69)

197

2.78

(0.65)

481

2.71

(0.62)

237

2.59

(0.62)

0.038

 60-69

29

2.34

(0.77)

369

2.64

(0.65)

502

2.71

(0.66)

1234

2.69

(0.63)

549

2.51

(0.59)

<0.001

 70-79

35

2.21

(0.69)

311

2.46

(0.61)

358

2.59

(0.64)

846

2.54

(0.62)

392

2.40

(0.59)

<0.001

  > 80

3

1.33

(0.58)

52

2.45

(0.68)

42

2.54

(0.60)

107

2.42

(0.66)

55

2.31

(0.60)

0.024

Tromsø 6

 30-39

2

3.00

(0.00)

111

3.04

(0.82)

93

3.04

(0.69)

166

2.96

(0.65)

85

2.71

(0.72)

0.012

 40-49

13

3.08

(0.76)

549

3.11

(0.80)

545

3.01

(0.74)

1115

2.94

(0.73)

500

2.66

(0.73)

<0.001

 50-59

12

2.50

(0.90)

424

2.97

(0.83)

471

2.87

(0.75)

1085

2.79

(0.76)

443

2.58

(0.76)

<0.001

 60-69

22

2.14

(0.85)

555

2.80

(0.77)

659

2.81

(0.70)

1926

2.70

(0.73)

935

2.49

(0.71)

<0.001

 70-79

24

2.29

(0.91)

265

2.47

(0.76)

320

2.61

(0.67)

831

2.63

(0.70)

382

2.37

(0.76)

<0.001

  > 80

7

1.86

(0.69)

92

2.46

(0.72)

87

2.37

(0.72)

232

2.41

(0.74)

109

2.26

(0.71)

0.099

  1. p-value is based on ANOVA. There was a significant effect of BMI for most age groups. Planned contrasts show that overweight and underweight significantly lowered the SRH, while the differences within the normal range for most groups did not show significant differences
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