The Scottish Health Survey 2008
The Scottish Health Survey 2008
Table 7.6 Children's body mass index ( BMI), by age and sex
Aged 2-15 with both valid height and weight measurements
2008
BMI status (National BMI percentiles) a |
Age |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
2-6 |
7-11 |
12-15 |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Boys |
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Underweight (at or below 5 th percentile) |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
Healthy weight (above 5th percentile & below 85th percentile) |
72.3 |
55.8 |
57.9 |
61.8 |
Overweight (at or above 85th percentile & below 95th percentile) |
18.1 |
20.5 |
19.1 |
19.3 |
Obese (at or above 95th percentile & below 98th percentile) |
4.8 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
7.8 |
Morbidly obese (at or above 98th percentile) |
3.0 |
13.7 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
Outwith healthy range (at or below 5 th percentile, at or above 85th percentile) |
27.7 |
44.2 |
42.1 |
38.2 |
Overweight (including obese) (at or above 85 th percentile) |
25.9 |
43.4 |
38.2 |
36.1 |
Girls |
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Underweight (at or below 5th percentile) |
0.4 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
Healthy weight (above 5th percentile & below 85th percentile) |
73.6 |
74.8 |
64.8 |
71.3 |
Overweight (at or above 85th percentile & below 95th percentile) |
13.1 |
11.8 |
16.3 |
13.6 |
Obese (at or above 95th percentile & below 98th percentile) |
7.7 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
Morbidly obese (at or above 98th percentile) |
5.3 |
5.5 |
9.4 |
6.6 |
Outwith healthy range (at or below 5th percentile, at or above 85th percentile) |
26.4 |
25.2 |
35.2 |
28.7 |
Overweight (including obese) (at or above 85th percentile) |
26.0 |
23.1 |
32.1 |
26.9 |
Bases (weighted): |
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Boys |
215 |
246 |
192 |
653 |
Girls |
205 |
216 |
190 |
611 |
Bases (unweighted): |
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Boys |
215 |
240 |
182 |
637 |
Girls |
205 |
217 |
208 |
630 |
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