The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 3: technical report

Annual Report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Technical Report.


Table 1.27 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for anthropometric measurement variables (children)

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

% (p) / Mean Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Deft
Lower Upper
Boys (2008)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 61.8 637 2.12 57.6 65.9 1.11
Overweight including obeseb (%) 36.1 637 2.05 32.2 40.3 1.09
Boys (2009)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 68.3 947 1.54 65.2 71.2 1.01
Overweight including obeseb (%) 30.0 947 1.55 27.1 33.2 1.03
Boys (2010)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 66.0 641 1.95 62.1 69.7 1.01
Overweight including obeseb (%) 31.1 641 1.88 27.6 35.0 1.00
Obesec (%) 15.6 641 1.48 12.9 18.8 1.01
Boys (2011)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 63.4 625 2.15 59.0 67.5 1.12
Overweight including obeseb (%) 34.5 625 2.12 30.4 38.8 1.12
Obesec (%) 17.5 625 1.64 14.5 21.0 1.09
Girls (2008)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 71.3 630 2.00 67.2 75.0 1.09
Overweight including obeseb (%) 26.9 630 1.90 23.3 30.8 1.06
Girls (2009)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 70.8 897 1.70 67.3 74.0 1.12
Overweight including obeseb (%) 27.8 897 1.65 24.6 31.1 1.11
Girls (2010)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 69.1 558 2.06 64.9 73.0 1.08
Overweight including obeseb (%) 28.5 558 1.98 24.8 32.6 1.07
Obesec (%) 12.9 558 1.52 10.2 16.2 1.10
Girls (2011)
BMI within healthy rangea (%) 68.0 616 2.10 63.7 72.0 1.11
Overweight including obeseb (%) 28.5 616 2.09 24.6 32.8 1.14
Obesec (%) 13.7 616 1.43 11.1 16.8 1.02

a BMI at or below 5th percentile, at or above 85th percentile.b BMI at or above 85th percentile.c BMI at or above 98th percentile.

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