Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over with valid height and weight measurements										2003 - 2016
BMI (kg/m²)	2003	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
25 and over^a	65	68	68	68	69	68	69	69	67	68
30 and over^b	22	26	28	27	28	27	26	26	28	29
40 and over^c	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Mean	27.0	27.3	27.6	27.5	27.6	27.4	27.5	27.5	27.7	27.7
SE of the mean	0.10	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.14	0.14	0.17	0.15	0.17
Women
25 and over^a	60	62	61	62	60	60	61	61	62	61
30 and over^b	26	27	28	29	28	28	30	29	30	29
40 and over^c	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4
Mean	27.2	27.4	27.4	27.6	27.5	27.4	27.6	27.6	27.5	27.7
SE of the mean	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.14	0.17	0.16	0.15	0.18
All adults
25 and over^a	62	65	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	65
30 and over^b	24	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	29	29
40 and over^c	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Mean	27.1	27.4	27.5	27.5	27.5	27.4	27.5	27.6	27.6	27.7
SE of the mean	0.09	0.10	0.09	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.13
Bases (weighted):
Men	3217	2692	3161	2992	3003	2048	2027	1919	2043	1745
Women	3458	2829	3214	3046	3100	2063	2104	2028	2075	1796
All adults	6675	5521	6375	6038	6103	4110	4130	3948	4118	3542
Bases (unweighted):
Men	3016	2457	2843	2674	2745	1876	1844	1771	1863	1603
Women	3684	3020	3456	3327	3389	2221	2288	2198	2187	1980
All adults	6700	5477	6299	6001	6134	4097	4132	3969	4050	3583

a 25 and over = overweight / obese / morbidly obese
b 30 and over = obese / morbidly obese
c 40 and over = morbidly obese

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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