Effect of BMI on self-perceived health (EHIS-28)—ORs and 95% CIs of ordered logistic regressions (n=277 556)
| Variable | OR | 95% CI |
| Age | ||
| 25–29 | 1.26 | 1.20 to 1.32 |
| 30–34 | 1.55 | 1.49 to 1.62 |
| 35–39 | 1.85 | 1.77 to 1.92 |
| 40–44 | 2.24 | 2.15 to 2.33 |
| 45–49 | 2.87 | 2.76 to 2.99 |
| 50–54 | 3.87 | 3.71 to 4.03 |
| 55–59 | 5.16 | 4.95 to 5.38 |
| 60–64 | 5.83 | 5.59 to 6.07 |
| 65–69 | 6.64 | 6.36 to 6.92 |
| 70–74 | 8.53 | 8.16 to 8.91 |
| 75+ | 13.80 | 13.28 to 14.34 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 1.25 | 1.23 to 1.27 |
| Degree of urbanisation | ||
| Intermediate populated area | 1.01* | 0.99 to 1.03 |
| Thinly populated area | 1.09 | 1.07 to 1.11 |
| Highest level of education completed (educational attainment) | ||
| Primary education | 0.73 | 0.70 to 0.77 |
| Lower secondary education | 0.51 | 0.49 to 0.54 |
| Upper secondary education | 0.41 | 0.39 to 0.43 |
| Postsecondary but non-tertiary education | 0.46 | 0.43 to 0.49 |
| Tertiary education; short cycle | 0.27 | 0.25 to 0.28 |
| Tertiary education; bachelor level or equivalent | 0.27 | 0.26 to 0.29 |
| Tertiary education; master level or equivalent | 0.25 | 0.24 to 0.27 |
| Tertiary education; doctoral level or equivalent | 0.17 | 0.16 to 0.19 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Overweight | 1.27 | 1.25 to 1.29 |
| Obese class I | 2.00 | 1.96 to 2.05 |
| Obese class II | 3.00 | 2.88 to 3.13 |
| Obese class III | 4.38 | 4.07 to 4.71 |
*P value significance not achieved.
BMI, body mass index; EHIS, European Health Interview Survey.