The Scottish Health Survey 2008
The Scottish Health Survey 2008
Table 1.17 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for anthropometric measurement variables
2008
% (p) / Mean |
Sample size (un-weighted) |
True standard error |
95% confidence interval |
Deft |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men |
Height |
|||||
Mean height (cm) |
175.0 |
2512 |
0.20 |
174.6-175.4 |
1.44 |
|
Weight |
||||||
Mean weight (kg) |
83.9 |
2474 |
0.41 |
83.1-84.7 |
1.31 |
|
Body mass index |
||||||
Mean body mass index (kg/m 2) |
27.4 |
2454 |
0.12 |
27.1-27.6 |
1.26 |
|
Less than 18.5 |
2.0 |
2454 |
0.43 |
1.1-2.8 |
1.60 |
|
18.5 to less than 25 |
29.6 |
2454 |
1.15 |
27.3-31.8 |
1.30 |
|
25 to less than 30 |
42.4 |
2454 |
1.21 |
40.0-44.8 |
1.27 |
|
30 to less than 40 |
24.7 |
2454 |
0.92 |
22.9-26.5 |
1.10 |
|
40+ |
1.4 |
2454 |
0.25 |
0.9-1.9 |
1.12 |
|
Women |
Height |
|||||
Mean height (cm) |
161.3 |
3180 |
0.15 |
161.0-161.6 |
1.23 |
|
Weight |
||||||
Mean weight (kg) |
71.3 |
3035 |
0.34 |
70.6-71.9 |
1.16 |
|
Body mass index |
||||||
Mean body mass index (kg/m 2) |
27.4 |
3019 |
0.13 |
27.2-27.7 |
1.21 |
|
Less than 18.5 |
1.9 |
3019 |
0.33 |
1.3-2.5 |
1.28 |
|
18.5 to less than 25 |
36.3 |
3019 |
1.03 |
34.3-38.3 |
1.13 |
|
25 to less than 30 |
34.3 |
3019 |
0.97 |
32.4-36.2 |
1.08 |
|
30 to less than 40 |
24.1 |
3019 |
0.89 |
22.4-25.9 |
1.10 |
|
40+ |
3.4 |
3019 |
0.37 |
2.6-4.1 |
1.09 |
|
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