Table 2 Differences in GP consultation of men in different BMI-categories: bivariate and multilevel analyses

General (A)

8.8

10.5

10.2

ns

1.18

[0.94–1.48]

1.08

[0.74–1.59]

Blood and blood forming organs (B)

2.0

1.5

1.9

ns

0.63

[0.38–1.05]

0.76

[0.33–1.75]

Gastro-intestinal (D)

13.2

15.0

19.7

p = 0.004

1.01

[0.84–1.23]

1.37*

[1.02–1.84]

Eye (F)

7.0

7.1

7.5

ns

0.92

[0.71–1.19]

0.93

[0.60–1.44]

Ear (H)

8.9

11.5

10.8

ns

1.17

[0.94–1.45]

1,08

[0.74–1.56]

Cardiovascular system (K)

13.9

21.1

31.6

p < 0.001

1.32*

[1.08–1.61]

2.90*

[2.16–3.88]

Musculoskeletal system (L)

28.0

34.9

38.5

p < 0.001

1.32*

[1.14–1.52]

1.46*

[1.15–1.86]

Nervous system (N)

5.1

6.5

8.0

p = 0.043

1.22

[0.92–1.62]

1.45

[0.61–3.47]

Psychic problems (P)

8.9

9.5

11.6

ns

1.09

[0.87–1.38]

1.33

[0.92–1.92]

Respiratory system (R)

24.7

27.3

31.6

p = 0.014

1.00

[0.85–1.16]

1.18

[0.91–1.52]

Skin (S)

25.5

27.7

32.7

p = 0.014

1.07

[0.92–1.24]

1.30*

[1.02–1.67]

Endocrine system (T)

5.8

11.7

19.7

p < 0.001

1.79*

[1.40–2.30]

3.44*

[2.45–4.82]

Urinary tract (U)

3.7

4.2

3.9

ns

0.91

[0.65–1.29]

0.79

[0.42–1.46]

Reproductive system men (Y)

6.6

7.0

6.1

ns

0.91

[0.70–1.18]

0.80

[0.49–1.28]

SSocial problems (Z)

2.0

2.2

1.4

ns

1.08

[0.67–1.73]

0.61

[0.24–1.58]