Table 1

 Distribution of demographic variables by body mass index (BMI) categories

BMI categoryn % (95% CI)AgeSexEducationSmoking†Alcohol/week
⩽54*>54*Female*Male*Low*High*No*Yes*⩽100 g*>100 g*
n %n %
*Prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI)/column.
†Current smokers at the time of endoscopy.
Underweight84462536280
    (<18.5)0.80.80.81.20.40.90.70.71.10.9
(0.3–1.4)(0.0–1.6)(0.0–1.6)(0.3–2.1)(0.0–1.0)(0.1–1.7)(0.0–1.5)(0.1–1.3)(0.0–2.6)(0.3–1.5)
Normal weight3652001652131521771832808533134
    (⩾18.5–<25)36.841.132.741.931.531.245.034.845.737.531.2
(33.8–39.8)(36.7–45.5)(28.6–36.8)(37.6–46.2)(27.4–35.6)(27.4–35.0)(40.2–49.8)(31.5–38.1)(38.5–52.9)(34.3–40.7)(22.5–39.9)
Overweight4562112451972592811663847239957
    (⩾25–<30)46.043.348.638.853.649.540.947.738.745.252.3
(42.9–49.1)(38.9–47.7)(44.2–53.0)(34.6–43.0)(49.2–58.0)(45.4–53.6)(36.1–45.7)(44.2–51.2)(31.7–45.7)(41.9–48.5)(42.9–61.7)
Obese16272909270105551352714418
    (⩾30)16.314.917.918.114.618.513.516.814.516.316.5
(14.0–18.7)(11.7–18.1)(14.6–21.2)(14.8–21.4)(11.5–17.7)(14.9–21.3)(10.2–16.8)(14.2–19.4)(9.4–19.6)(13.9–18.7)(9.5–23.5)
Total991487504508483568407805186882109