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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report

Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over with valid height and weight measurements	2015
BMI (kg/m2)	Age							Total
BMI (kg/m2)	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Less than 18.5	1	0	-	0	1	1	-	1
18.5 to less than 25	61	38	29	27	20	17	30	32
25 to less than 30	25	39	42	39	39	48	48	39
30 to less than 40	12	22	28	29	35	31	22	26
40+	1	0	1	4	5	3	0	2
All 25 and over ^a	38	62	71	72	79	82	70	67
All 30 and over ^b	13	22	29	33	40	33	22	28
Mean	24.8	26.8	27.9	28.5	29.4	28.8	27.6	27.7
Standard error of the mean	0.44	0.33	0.34	0.34	0.32	0.30	0.35	0.15
Women
Less than 18.5	4	1	2	1	2	3	3	2
18.5 to less than 25	50	52	38	29	30	31	22	36
25 to less than 30	26	23	29	36	36	33	46	32
30 to less than 40	18	21	29	29	30	31	27	27
40+	1	2	3	5	3	3	2	3
All 25 and over ^a	46	47	60	71	69	66	75	62
All 30 and over ^b	20	23	31	34	33	34	29	30
Mean	25.4	26.5	27.5	28.6	28.2	28.2	27.7	27.5
Standard error of the mean	0.49	0.42	0.32	0.36	0.35	0.32	0.34	0.15
All adults
All 25 and over ^a	42	54	66	71	74	74	73	65
All 30 and over ^b	16	23	30	34	37	33	26	29
Mean	25.1	26.7	27.7	28.5	28.8	28.5	27.7	27.6
Standard error of the mean	0.33	0.27	0.23	0.25	0.25	0.23	0.25	0.12
Bases (weighted):
Men	297	347	331	362	322	248	137	2043
Women	250	329	326	384	331	265	190	2075
All adults	547	676	657	745	653	513	326	4118
Bases (unweighted):
Men	166	213	275	323	346	338	202	1863
Women	160	280	321	397	406	376	247	2187
All adults	326	493	596	720	752	714	449	4050

a 25 and over = overweight (including obese)
b 30 and over = obese

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