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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 7.1: Mean adult BMI, prevalence of overweight and obesity, 2003 to 2018
| Base: Aged 16 and over with valid height and weight measurements | 2003 - 2018 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||
| Men | 25 and overa | 65 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 68 | ||
| 30 and overb | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |||
| 40 and overc | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Mean BMI | Mean | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 | ||
| SE of the mean | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.17 | |||
| Standard deviation | 4.79 | 4.85 | 5.02 | 5.09 | 4.94 | 4.86 | 4.88 | 4.91 | 5.09 | 5.30 | 5.11 | 5.29 | |||
| Women | 25 and overa | 60 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | ||
| 30 and overb | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |||
| 40 and overc | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Mean BMI | Mean | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.8 | ||
| SE of the mean | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | |||
| Standard deviation | 5.79 | 5.87 | 5.89 | 5.85 | 6.03 | 5.78 | 6.06 | 5.98 | 5.85 | 6.21 | 6.06 | 6.10 | |||
| All adults | 25 and overa | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||
| 30 and overb | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |||
| 40 and overc | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mean BMI | Mean | 27.1 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 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 | 0.15 | 0.13 | |||
| Standard deviation | 5.33 | 5.40 | 5.47 | 5.48 | 5.52 | 5.34 | 5.51 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 5.78 | 5.62 | 5.71 | |||
| Bases | Unweighted bases | Men | 3016 | 2457 | 2843 | 2674 | 2745 | 1876 | 1844 | 1771 | 1863 | 1603 | 1281 | 1649 | |
| Women | 3684 | 3020 | 3456 | 3327 | 3389 | 2221 | 2288 | 2198 | 2187 | 1980 | 1669 | 2076 | |||
| All adults | 6700 | 5477 | 6299 | 6001 | 6134 | 4097 | 4132 | 3969 | 4050 | 3583 | 2950 | 3725 | |||
| Weighted bases | Men | 3217 | 2692 | 3161 | 2992 | 3003 | 2048 | 2027 | 1919 | 2043 | 1745 | 1444 | 1859 | ||
| Women | 3458 | 2829 | 3214 | 3046 | 3100 | 2063 | 2104 | 2028 | 2075 | 1796 | 1528 | 1884 | |||
| All adults | 6675 | 5521 | 6375 | 6038 | 6103 | 4110 | 4130 | 3948 | 4118 | 3542 | 2973 | 3743 | |||
a 25 and over = overweight (including obese)
b 30 and over = obese
c 40 and over = morbidly obese
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