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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report

Published
20 September 2016
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781786524607

Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.

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Table 1.17 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for obesity variables

2015, 2014/2015 combined
% (p) / Mean Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design Factor
lower upper
Mean Adult BMI, 2015
Men Mean 27.7 1863 0.15 27.4 28.0 1.32
Women Mean 27.5 2187 0.15 27.2 27.8 1.20
BMI 25 and over, 2015
Men 25 and over 67 1863 1.5 64.4 70.4 1.45
Women 25 and over 62 2187 1.3 59.2 64.2 1.18
BMI 30 and over, 2015
Men 30 and over 28 1863 1.3 25.7 30.6 1.25
Women 30 and over 30 2187 1.2 27.3 31.9 1.15
BMI 40 and over, 2015
Men 40 and over 2 1863 0.4 1.7 3.1 1.08
Women 40 and over 3 2187 0.4 2.3 3.9 1.06
Mean Adult waist circumference ( WC), 2014/2015 combined
Men Mean 98.9 927 0.55 97.8 99.9 1.30
Women Mean 93.0 1181 0.51 92.0 94.0 1.14
Child BMI, within / outwith healthy range, 2015
Boys Within healthy range 73 508 2.3 68.1 77.0 1.14
Outwith healthy range 27 508 2.3 23.0 31.9 1.14
Girls Within healthy range 70 452 2.4 65.4 74.8 1.13
Outwith healthy range 30 452 2.4 25.2 34.6 1.13
Child BMI, at risk of overweight (including obese), 2015
Boys At risk of overweight (including obese) 26 508 2.3 21.9 30.8 1.16
Girls At risk of overweight (including obese) 29 452 2.4 24.8 34.2 1.13
Child BMI, at risk of obesity, 2015
Boys At risk of obesity 15 508 1.8 12.1 19.2 1.11
Girls At risk of obesity 14 452 1.7 11.1 17.9 1.06

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Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot

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