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The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.
Table 5.2 Proportion of children with BMI within the healthy range, and prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, by age and sex
| Aged 2-15 with both valid height and weight measurementsa | 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |||
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles)b | Age | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-6 | 7-11 | 12-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||
| Within healthy rangeb | ||||
| 1998 | 69.8 | 72.0 | 70.6 | 70.9 |
| 2003 | 67.8 | 66.4 | 64.1 | 66.1 |
| 2008 | 72.3 | 55.8 | 57.9 | 61.8 |
| 2009 | 75.8 | 65.7 | 63.9 | 68.3 |
| 2010 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 65.2 | 66.0 |
| 2011 | 63.9 | 61.5 | 64.8 | 63.4 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | ||||
| 1998 | 30.2 | 28.0 | 29.4 | 29.2 |
| 2003 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 35.9 | 33.9 |
| 2008 | 27.7 | 44.2 | 42.1 | 38.2 |
| 2009 | 24.2 | 34.3 | 36.1 | 31.7 |
| 2010 | 31.0 | 36.0 | 34.8 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 36.1 | 38.5 | 35.2 | 36.6 |
| Overweight (including obese)d | ||||
| 1998 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.8 |
| 2003 | 30.0 | 33.1 | 34.1 | 32.4 |
| 2008 | 25.9 | 43.4 | 38.2 | 36.1 |
| 2009 | 23.1 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 30.0 |
| 2010 | 27.5 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 33.3 | 36.6 | 33.7 | 34.5 |
| Obese (including morbidly obese)e | ||||
| 1998 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 13.0 |
| 2003 | 9.5 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 15.6 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 22.9 | 19.1 | 16.8 |
| 2009 | 9.0 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 2010 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 15.6 |
| 2011 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 17.5 |
| Girls | ||||
| Within healthy rangeb | ||||
| 1998 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 65.9 | 69.6 |
| 2003 | 71.6 | 69.5 | 67.0 | 69.4 |
| 2008 | 73.6 | 74.8 | 64.8 | 71.3 |
| 2009 | 74.9 | 71.0 | 65.8 | 70.8 |
| 2010 | 73.6 | 69.2 | 63.2 | 69.1 |
| 2011 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 65.8 | 68.0 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | ||||
| 1998 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 34.1 | 30.4 |
| 2003 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 30.7 |
| 2008 | 26.4 | 25.2 | 35.2 | 28.7 |
| 2009 | 25.1 | 29.0 | 34.2 | 29.2 |
| 2010 | 26.4 | 30.8 | 36.8 | 30.9 |
| 2011 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 34.2 | 32.0 |
| Overweight (including obese)d | ||||
| 1998 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 31.6 | 28.3 |
| 2003 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 31.8 | 28.9 |
| 2008 | 26.0 | 23.1 | 32.1 | 26.9 |
| 2009 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 32.0 | 27.8 |
| 2010 | 24.7 | 28.1 | 34.3 | 28.5 |
| 2011 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 30.7 | 28.5 |
| Obese (including morbidly obese)e | ||||
| 1998 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 13.1 |
| 2003 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 13.2 |
| 2009 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
| 2010 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 12.9 |
| 2011 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 13.7 |
| All children | ||||
| Within healthy rangeb | ||||
| 1998 | 70.6 | 71.5 | 68.3 | 70.3 |
| 2003 | 69.7 | 68.0 | 65.5 | 67.8 |
| 2008 | 72.9 | 64.7 | 61.3 | 66.4 |
| 2009 | 75.4 | 68.4 | 64.8 | 69.5 |
| 2010 | 71.3 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 67.5 |
| 2011 | 66.4 | 65.2 | 65.3 | 65.6 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | ||||
| 1998 | 29.4 | 28.5 | 31.7 | 29.7 |
| 2003 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 34.5 | 32.3 |
| 2008 | 27.1 | 35.3 | 38.7 | 33.6 |
| 2009 | 24.6 | 31.6 | 35.2 | 30.5 |
| 2010 | 28.7 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 32.5 |
| 2011 | 33.6 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.4 |
| Overweight (including obese)d | ||||
| 1998 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 28.0 |
| 2003 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 30.7 |
| 2008 | 26.0 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 31.7 |
| 2009 | 23.8 | 30.2 | 32.6 | 28.9 |
| 2010 | 26.0 | 30.6 | 33.4 | 29.9 |
| 2011 | 30.6 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 31.6 |
| Obese (including morbidly obese)e | ||||
| 1998 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 13.0 |
| 2003 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 14.0 |
| 2008 | 10.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 15.1 |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 15.0 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| 2011 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.7 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||
| Boys 1998 | 318 | 364 | 284 | 967 |
| Boys 2003 | 378 | 449 | 377 | 1205 |
| Boys 2008 | 215 | 246 | 192 | 653 |
| Boys 2009 | 295 | 341 | 304 | 940 |
| Boys 2010 | 199 | 233 | 190 | 623 |
| Boys 2011 | 228 | 211 | 199 | 637 |
| Girls 1998 | 307 | 334 | 275 | 915 |
| Girls 2003 | 379 | 438 | 343 | 1159 |
| Girls 2008 | 205 | 216 | 190 | 611 |
| Girls 2009 | 293 | 345 | 269 | 907 |
| Girls 2010 | 211 | 230 | 161 | 602 |
| Girls 2011 | 222 | 223 | 166 | 611 |
| All children 1998 | 625 | 698 | 559 | 1882 |
| All children 2003 | 757 | 887 | 720 | 2364 |
| All children 2008 | 420 | 462 | 382 | 1264 |
| All children 2009 | 588 | 687 | 573 | 1848 |
| All children 2010 | 410 | 464 | 350 | 1224 |
| All children 2011 | 450 | 434 | 365 | 1249 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||
| Boys 1998 | 581 | 640 | 521 | 1742 |
| Boys 2003 | 391 | 425 | 356 | 1172 |
| Boys 2008 | 215 | 240 | 182 | 637 |
| Boys 2009 | 301 | 343 | 303 | 947 |
| Boys 2010 | 220 | 242 | 179 | 641 |
| Boys 2011 | 244 | 199 | 182 | 625 |
| Girls 1998 | 563 | 607 | 505 | 1675 |
| Girls 2003 | 396 | 444 | 351 | 1191 |
| Girls 2008 | 205 | 217 | 208 | 630 |
| Girls 2009 | 309 | 324 | 264 | 897 |
| Girls 2010 | 208 | 197 | 153 | 558 |
| Girls 2011 | 243 | 210 | 163 | 616 |
| All children 1998 | 1144 | 1247 | 1026 | 3417 |
| All children 2003 | 787 | 869 | 707 | 2363 |
| All children 2008 | 420 | 457 | 390 | 1267 |
| All children 2009 | 610 | 667 | 567 | 1844 |
| All children 2010 | 428 | 439 | 332 | 1199 |
| All children 2011 | 487 | 409 | 345 | 1241 |
a Children whose BMI was more than 3 standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table.
b BMI above 5th percentile, below 85th percentile.
c BMI at or below 5th percentile, at or above 85th percentile.
d BMI at or above 85th percentile.
e BMI at or above 98th percentile.
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