Obesity Indicators 2013

Footnotes

¹ * Obesity- A Route Map towards a Healthy Weight Scotland Report of an Engagement Process, Hannah M, Connacher A, Tyrell L, Scottish Public Health Network, July 2010

² The Scottish Health Survey Topic Report: Obesity, October 2011 (updated March 2012) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/10/1138/0

³ A number of changes have been made to the presentation of child BMI data since the previous publication. Please see chapter 7 (obesity) in the 2012 Scottish Health Survey for more information: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/09/3684/11

⁴ Based on information from the 2011 Scottish Health Survey: Volume 2- children (chapter 5): http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/10/1138/0

⁵ Between 2001 and 2006, the increase in numbers was partly due to improved recording. The increase observed since 2007 is more likely to reflect a real increase in numbers.

⁶ Note that physical activity guidelines have changed since the previous publication. See chapter 6 (physical activity) in the 2012 Scottish Health Survey for more information: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/09/3684/10

⁷ The current MVPA guideline can be backdated as far as 2008 using time series estimates. These are not displayed in the chart above but can be seen in Table 6.6 in the 2012 Scottish Health Survey.

⁸ From 34% to 40%. Note that the recommendation guidelines changed in 2008 (previously 30 minutes of activity could be accumulated in periods of at least 15 minutes, but this was changed to periods of at least 10). This change did not lead to a significant revision to the proportion of adults meeting the recommendation.

⁹ New questions about time spent sitting during leisure time (apart from in front of a screen) were added in 2012. See chapter 6 (physical activity) in the 2012 Scottish Health Survey for more information: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/09/3684/10

¹⁰ Note that some figures in the previous publication were displayed incorrectly and have been revised.

¹¹ Environmental Scan of Potential Policy Interventions to Tackle Obesogenic Aspects of the Built Environment, Mooney et al 2010

¹² Hannah, Connacher and Tyrell, Obesity - A Route Map towards a Healthy Weight Scotland Report of Engagement Process

¹³ Note that data for 2011 have been revised and vary slightly from results presented in the previous publication.

¹⁴ Note that data for 2011 have been revised and vary slightly from results published in the previous publication.