The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health


Table 7.3 Adult body mass index (BMI), 2011, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over with both valid height and weight measurements
2011

BMI (kg/m2) Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
Men
Less than 18.5 8.1 0.9 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.7
18.5 to less than 25 56.7 37.1 23.5 21.4 19.1 17.6 24.4 29.1
25 to less than 30 21.1 40.8 47.2 45.9 44.6 46.5 46.4 41.5
30 to less than 40 12.7 18.6 28.5 29.5 33.3 34.2 28.1 26.0
40+ 1.4 2.5 0.7 2.7 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.7
All 25 and overa 35.2 62.0 76.4 78.1 79.8 82.2 74.8 69.2
All 30 and overb 14.1 21.1 29.1 32.2 35.2 35.7 28.4 27.7
Mean 24.3 26.8 28.1 28.7 28.7 28.8 27.9 27.6
Standard error of the mean 0.40 0.29 0.21 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.31 0.12
Women
Less than 18.5 7.2 1.9 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 2.5 2.0
18.5 to less than 25 55.9 48.6 39.1 34.1 30.3 26.0 32.4 38.4
25 to less than 30 24.2 27.8 29.7 33.7 37.2 38.0 35.0 32.0
30 to less than 40 10.3 19.0 25.8 25.4 26.8 30.3 27.8 23.5
40+ 2.4 2.7 4.8 5.9 4.7 4.9 2.3 4.1
All 25 and overa 36.9 49.5 60.3 65.0 68.8 73.2 65.0 59.6
All 30 and overb 12.7 21.7 30.6 31.3 31.6 35.2 30.0 27.6
Mean 24.7 26.5 27.9 28.5 28.3 28.9 27.5 27.5
Standard error of the mean 0.32 0.28 0.29 0.27 0.25 0.29 0.32 0.12
All Adults
All 25 and overa 36.0 56.0 68.3 71.3 74.3 77.5 68.8 64.3
All 30 and overb 13.4 21.4 29.9 31.7 33.4 35.4 29.4 27.7
Mean 24.5 26.6 28.0 28.6 28.5 28.9 27.7 27.5
Standard error of the mean 0.27 0.21 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.24 0.10
Bases (weighted):
Men 450 501 538 546 477 315 175 3003
Women 415 461 542 585 475 348 274 3100
All adults 866 963 1079 1131 952 663 449 6103
Bases (unweighted):
Men 266 355 453 506 512 421 232 2745
Women 298 448 581 668 601 473 320 3389
All adults 564 803 1034 1174 1113 894 552 6134

a 25 and over = overweight (including obese).
b 30 and over = obese.

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