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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 5.6 Children's BMI, 2015/2016 combined, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 2-15 with valid height and weight measurementsa | 2015/2016 combined | ||||
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||
| Within healthy rangeb | 78 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 63 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | 22 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 37 |
| At risk of overweight (including obesity)d | 21 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 35 |
| At risk of obesitye | 9 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 18 |
| Girls | |||||
| Within healthy rangeb | 72 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 71 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | 28 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 29 |
| At risk of overweight (including obesity)d | 28 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 29 |
| At risk of obesitye | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| All children | |||||
| Within healthy rangeb | 75 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 67 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | 25 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 33 |
| At risk of overweight (including obesity)d | 25 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 32 |
| At risk of obesitye | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Boys | 232 | 206 | 211 | 176 | 231 |
| Girls | 214 | 221 | 197 | 182 | 204 |
| All children | 446 | 428 | 408 | 359 | 435 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Boys | 220 | 218 | 216 | 170 | 217 |
| Girls | 207 | 227 | 198 | 176 | 186 |
| All children | 427 | 445 | 414 | 346 | 403 |
a Children whose BMI was more than 7 standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table
b BMI above 2nd percentile, below 85th percentile
c BMI at or below 2nd percentile, at or above 85th percentile
d BMI at or above 85th percentile
e BMI at or above 95th percentile
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