The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.
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Table 5.5 Children's body mass index (BMI), and prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, 2008-2011 combined, by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex
Aged 2-15 with both valid height and weight measurements a | 2008-2011 combined | ||||
BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | NS-SEC of household reference person | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managerial & professional | Intermediate | Small employers & own account workers | Lower supervisory & technical | Semi-routine & routine | |
% | % | % | % | % | |
Boys | |||||
Underweightb | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
Healthy weightc | 67.7 | 61.1 | 66.3 | 63.1 | 63.0 |
Overweightd | 16.4 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 15.9 |
Obese / morbidly obesee | 14.5 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 18.1 |
Outwith healthy rangef | 32.3 | 38.9 | 33.7 | 36.9 | 37.0 |
Overweight (including obese)g | 30.9 | 36.8 | 30.6 | 35.2 | 34.0 |
Girls | |||||
Underweightb | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
Healthy weightc | 71.2 | 70.2 | 69.5 | 67.8 | 68.9 |
Overweightd | 13.6 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 13.7 |
Obese / morbidly obesee | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
Outwith healthy rangef | 28.8 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 32.2 | 31.2 |
Overweight (including obese)g | 26.5 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 31.0 | 28.7 |
All children | |||||
Underweightb | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
Healthy weightc | 69.4 | 65.7 | 67.8 | 65.4 | 65.9 |
Overweightd | 15.0 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 17.0 | 14.8 |
Obese / morbidly obesee | 13.8 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 16.6 |
Outwith healthy rangef | 30.6 | 34.3 | 32.2 | 34.6 | 34.1 |
Overweight (including obese)g | 28.8 | 31.9 | 29.5 | 33.2 | 31.4 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||
Boys | 1172 | 234 | 277 | 301 | 787 |
Girls | 1111 | 239 | 250 | 277 | 788 |
All children | 2283 | 472 | 527 | 578 | 1575 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||
Boys | 1152 | 236 | 278 | 324 | 788 |
Girls | 1089 | 234 | 251 | 292 | 770 |
All children | 2241 | 470 | 529 | 616 | 1558 |
a Children whose BMI was more than 3 standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table.
b BMI at or below 5th percentile.
c BMI above 5th percentile, below 85th percentile.
d BMI at or above 85th percentile, below 95th percentile.
e BMI at or above 95th percentile.
f BMI at or below 5th percentile, at or above 85th percentile.
g BMI at or above 85th percentile.
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