Scottish Health Survey 2013 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2013.


Table 1.16 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for obesity variables

2013, 2012/2013 combined

% (p) / Mean

Sample size (un-weighted)

True standard error

95% confidence interval

Design Factor

lower

upper

Adult BMI, 2013

Men

Mean

27.3

1827

0.13

27.0

27.5

1.27

25 and over

68.3

1827

1.34

65.6

70.9

1.29

30 and over

24.9

1827

1.20

22.6

27.3

1.24

40 and over

0.9

1827

0.24

0.6

1.5

1.10

Women

Mean

27.5

2280

0.16

27.2

27.8

1.29

25 and over

61.0

2280

1.22

58.6

63.4

1.15

30 and over

29.3

2280

1.21

27.0

31.7

1.22

40 and over

3.7

2280

1.21

27.0

31.7

1.22

Adult waist circumference, 2012/2013

Men

Mean

98.1

970

0.52

97.1

99.1

1.28

Women

Mean

93.1

1177

0.56

92.0

94.2

1.21

Child BMI, 2013

Boys

Within healthy range

67.3

678

1.95

63.3

71.0

1.07

Outwith healthy range

32.7

678

1.95

29.0

36.7

1.07

Overweight (including obese)

30.9

678

1.94

27.3

34.9

1.08

Obese (including morbidly obese)

17.2

678

1.50

14.4

20.3

1.03

Girls

Within healthy range

72.1

630

1.99

68.1

75.9

1.12

Outwith healthy range

27.9

630

1.99

24.1

31.9

1.12

Overweight (including obese)

26.6

630

1.91

23.0

30.5

1.09

Obese (including morbidly obese)

14.8

630

1.69

11.7

18.4

1.21

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