The Scottish Health Survey 2008
The Scottish Health Survey 2008
Table 7.5 Mean BMI, prevalence of overweight and obesity, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over with both valid height and weight measurements
1995, 1998, 2003, 2008
BMI (kg/m 2) |
Age |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65-74 |
75+ |
Total 16-64 |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Men |
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1995 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
22.6 |
49.6 |
65.2 |
70.9 |
73.8 |
- |
- |
55.6 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
4.5 |
14.4 |
18.9 |
21.9 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
15.9 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
- |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
Mean |
23.0 |
25.8 |
26.8 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
- |
- |
26 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
- |
- |
0.07 |
1998 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
28.4 |
58.5 |
66.9 |
75.4 |
75.9 |
72.7 |
- |
61.0 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
7.3 |
15.4 |
19.9 |
28.8 |
23.0 |
26.6 |
- |
18.8 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
- |
0.9 |
Mean |
23.6 |
26.2 |
27.0 |
27.9 |
27.5 |
27.5 |
- |
26.4 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.16 |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
- |
0.07 |
2003 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
30.4 |
60.1 |
69.2 |
76.9 |
80.1 |
76.3 |
66.0 |
64.0 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
7.5 |
16.2 |
24.4 |
27.5 |
33.3 |
27.3 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
Mean |
23.7 |
26.3 |
27.5 |
28.2 |
28.6 |
27.9 |
26.6 |
26.9 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.28 |
0.24 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
0.24 |
0.22 |
0.31 |
0.12 |
2008 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
34.9 |
61.3 |
74.5 |
77.3 |
81.8 |
81.9 |
75.1 |
66.3 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
8.0 |
17.1 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
38.1 |
36.4 |
23.5 |
24.9 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
- |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
- |
1.4 |
Mean |
23.9 |
26.4 |
28.1 |
28.2 |
29.0 |
28.9 |
27.7 |
27.2 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.35 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.13 |
Bases (weighted): |
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Men 1995 |
700 |
920 |
790 |
698 |
564 |
- |
- |
3672 |
Men 1998 |
660 |
894 |
834 |
735 |
550 |
408 |
- |
3673 |
Men 2003 |
495 |
505 |
647 |
563 |
492 |
335 |
180 |
2702 |
Men 2008 |
430 |
432 |
481 |
483 |
412 |
285 |
166 |
2238 |
Bases (unweighted): |
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Men 1995 |
459 |
793 |
753 |
655 |
643 |
- |
- |
3303 |
Men 1998 |
373 |
707 |
764 |
647 |
619 |
499 |
- |
3110 |
Men 2003 |
286 |
380 |
629 |
523 |
550 |
421 |
227 |
2368 |
Men 2008 |
225 |
281 |
396 |
468 |
452 |
401 |
231 |
1822 |
Women |
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1995 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
30.0 |
37.6 |
47.5 |
55.7 |
68.2 |
- |
- |
47.2 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
9.0 |
13.7 |
17.0 |
20.8 |
27.3 |
- |
- |
17.3 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
Mean |
23.6 |
24.9 |
25.8 |
26.6 |
27.6 |
- |
- |
25.7 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.21 |
- |
- |
0.08 |
1998 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
30.6 |
43.3 |
53.7 |
63.0 |
71.6 |
68.5 |
- |
52.2 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
7.7 |
19.0 |
20.4 |
26.0 |
31.5 |
30.5 |
- |
20.9 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
- |
2.0 |
Mean |
23.7 |
25.7 |
26.4 |
27.4 |
28.3 |
27.9 |
- |
26.3 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.17 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.22 |
0.23 |
- |
0.09 |
2003 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
38.9 |
49.7 |
57.8 |
64.8 |
73.0 |
74.3 |
63.7 |
57.3 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
13.4 |
20.5 |
25.5 |
26.4 |
31.9 |
40.5 |
26.7 |
23.8 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
Mean |
24.6 |
26.1 |
27.3 |
27.7 |
28.6 |
29.0 |
27.0 |
26.9 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.33 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
0.29 |
0.14 |
2008 |
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25 and over (overweight / obese / morbidly obese) |
41.5 |
50.0 |
61.2 |
65.5 |
76.0 |
73.1 |
67.0 |
59.6 |
30 and over (obese / morbidly obese) |
18.3 |
19.1 |
27.1 |
29.0 |
36.9 |
35.1 |
27.1 |
26.5 |
40 and over (morbidly obese) |
2.9 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
Mean |
25.3 |
26.0 |
27.6 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
27.3 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.42 |
0.30 |
0.27 |
0.29 |
0.28 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.15 |
Bases (weighted): |
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Women 1995 |
637 |
866 |
796 |
726 |
606 |
- |
- |
3632 |
Women 1998 |
603 |
830 |
837 |
710 |
592 |
502 |
3572 |
|
Women 2003 |
473 |
533 |
687 |
574 |
510 |
385 |
297 |
2776 |
Women 2008 |
378 |
407 |
536 |
509 |
426 |
322 |
249 |
2257 |
Bases (unweighted): |
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Women 1995 |
492 |
1021 |
916 |
768 |
808 |
- |
- |
4005 |
Women 1998 |
470 |
867 |
921 |
804 |
721 |
760 |
- |
3783 |
Women 2003 |
336 |
486 |
752 |
666 |
668 |
459 |
317 |
2908 |
Women 2008 |
281 |
374 |
554 |
550 |
534 |
440 |
286 |
2293 |
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