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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over with valid height and weight measurements					2016
BMI (kg/m²)	Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
BMI (kg/m²)	5th (Least deprived)	4th	3rd	2nd	1st (Most deprived)
	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Less than 18.5	1	0	2	3	2
18.5 to less than 25	36	29	28	22	30
25 to less than 30	42	44	41	34	38
30 to less than 40	19	24	25	37	25
40+	2	2	3	4	4
All 25 and over^a	62	71	70	74	67
All 30 and over^b	20	26	28	40	29
Mean	26.8	27.6	27.6	28.7	27.8
Standard error of the mean	0.34	0.31	0.34	0.50	0.44
Women
Less than 18.5	2	2	1	2	2
18.5 to less than 25	48	40	32	31	35
25 to less than 30	30	35	33	35	29
30 to less than 40	19	19	28	27	29
40+	2	3	6	5	5
All 25 and over^a	50	58	67	67	63
All 30 and over^b	20	23	34	32	35
Mean	26.2	27.1	28.3	28.4	28.3
Standard error of the mean	0.32	0.33	0.41	0.40	0.36
All adults
All 25 and over^a	56	64	68	71	65
All 30 and over^b	20	24	31	36	32
Mean	26.5	27.3	28.0	28.5	28.1
Standard error of the mean	0.26	0.24	0.26	0.33	0.32
Bases (weighted):
Men	398	331	374	309	331
Women	387	312	379	329	394
All adults	785	642	754	638	724
Bases (unweighted):
Men	376	359	363	265	240
Women	427	413	456	344	340
All adults	803	772	819	609	580

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

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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