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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 7.4: Children's BMI, 2018, by age and sex
| Base: Aged 2-15 with valid height and weight measurementsa | 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | Age | Total | |||
| 2 - 6 | 7 - 11 | 12 - 15 | |||
| % | % | % | % | ||
| Male | At risk of underweightb | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Healthy weightc | 69 | 70 | 68 | 69 | |
| At risk of overweightd | 19 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
| At risk of obesitye | 11 | 20 | 21 | 17 | |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | |
| Female | At risk of underweightb | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Healthy weightc | 77 | 72 | 60 | 71 | |
| At risk of overweightd | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
| At risk of obesitye | 11 | 13 | 21 | 15 | |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 23 | 28 | 40 | 29 | |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 22 | 26 | 37 | 27 | |
| All children | At risk of underweightb | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Healthy weightc | 73 | 71 | 64 | 70 | |
| At risk of overweightd | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| At risk of obesitye | 11 | 17 | 21 | 16 | |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 27 | 29 | 36 | 30 | |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 26 | 27 | 34 | 29 | |
| Unweighted bases | Boys | 235 | 261 | 194 | 690 |
| Girls | 230 | 223 | 149 | 602 | |
| All children | 465 | 484 | 343 | 1292 | |
| Weighted bases | Boys | 228 | 251 | 192 | 671 |
| Girls | 216 | 255 | 177 | 648 | |
| All children | 444 | 506 | 369 | 1319 | |
a Table only includes children whose BMI was more than 7 standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table
b 'At risk of underweight' = BMI at or below 2nd percentile.
c 'Healthy weight' = BMI above 2nd percentile, below 85th percentile.
d 'At risk of overweight' = BMI at or above 85th percentile, below 95th percentile.
e 'At risk of obesity' = BMI at or above 95th percentile.
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