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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								2016
BMI (kg/m²)	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Less than 18.5	6	2	1	2	1	0	2	2
18.5 to less than 25	53	35	28	23	25	15	29	30
25 to less than 30	31	34	43	43	39	44	48	40
30 to less than 40	8	25	25	29	33	35	20	26
40+	2	4	2	3	2	6	2	3
All 25 and over^a	41	63	71	75	75	85	70	68
All 30 and over^b	10	29	27	32	36	41	22	29
Mean	24.4	27.7	27.5	28.2	28.4	29.7	27.5	27.7
Standard error of the mean	0.50	0.52	0.32	0.34	0.27	0.37	0.38	0.17
Women
Less than 18.5	3	2	0	1	2	1	2	2
18.5 to less than 25	58	45	41	32	31	26	28	37
25 to less than 30	21	26	27	33	40	41	39	32
30 to less than 40	17	22	23	30	23	28	30	25
40+	1	6	8	5	4	4	1	4
All 25 and over^a	39	53	58	67	67	73	70	61
All 30 and over^b	18	27	31	34	27	32	31	29
Mean	25.1	27.4	27.9	28.6	28.0	28.4	27.8	27.7
Standard error of the mean	0.55	0.47	0.47	0.38	0.33	0.36	0.37	0.18
All adults
All 25 and over^a	40	58	64	71	71	78	70	65
All 30 and over^b	14	28	29	33	31	36	27	29
Mean	24.8	27.5	27.7	28.4	28.2	29.0	27.7	27.7
Standard error of the mean	0.38	0.36	0.29	0.27	0.21	0.27	0.27	0.13
Bases (weighted):
Men	237	298	278	326	278	203	126	1745
Women	220	281	279	349	280	233	154	1796
All adults	457	579	557	674	558	436	280	3542
Bases (unweighted):
Men	139	188	238	293	311	275	159	1603
Women	161	266	293	383	357	329	191	1980
All adults	300	454	531	676	668	604	350	3583

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