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Scottish Health Survey 2012 - Volume 2 Technical Report
Technical report accompanying the release of the 2012 Scottish Health Survey
Table 1.18 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for obesity variables
2012
| % (p) / Mean | Sample size (un-weighted) | True standard error | 95% confidence interval | Design Factor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lower | upper | ||||||
| Adult BMI | |||||||
| Men | Mean | 27.3 | 1862 | 0.14 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 1.35 |
| 25 and over | 68.2 | 1876 | 1.44 | 65.3 | 70.9 | 1.39 | |
| 30 and over | 26.6 | 1876 | 1.12 | 24.4 | 28.8 | 1.14 | |
| 40 and over | 2.0 | 1876 | 0.36 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.17 | |
| Women | Mean | 27.3 | 2213 | 0.14 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 1.12 |
| 25 and over | 60.4 | 2221 | 1.23 | 58.0 | 62.8 | 1.14 | |
| 30 and over | 27.5 | 2221 | 1.09 | 25.4 | 29.7 | 1.11 | |
| 40 and over | 3.2 | 2221 | 0.41 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.04 | |
| Child BMI | |||||||
| Boys | Within healthy range | 64.9 | 630 | 2.16 | 60.6 | 69.1 | 1.16 |
| Outwith healthy range | 35.1 | 630 | 2.16 | 30.9 | 39.4 | 1.16 | |
| Overweight (including obese) | 33.6 | 630 | 2.07 | 29.7 | 37.8 | 1.13 | |
| Obese (including morbidly obese) | 19.7 | 630 | 1.70 | 16.6 | 23.3 | 1.09 | |
| Girls | Within healthy range | 70.3 | 644 | 1.94 | 66.4 | 74.0 | 1.06 |
| Outwith healthy range | 29.7 | 644 | 1.94 | 26.0 | 33.6 | 1.06 | |
| Overweight (including obese) | 27.4 | 644 | 1.86 | 23.9 | 31.2 | 1.03 | |
| Obese (including morbidly obese) | 13.7 | 644 | 1.48 | 11.0 | 16.8 | 1.07 | |
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