Scottish Health Survey - topic report: UK comparisons
The Scottish Health Survey: Topic Report UK Comparisons
Table 3.3 Body mass index ( BMI), Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over with both valid height and weight measurements
S & E 2008; NI 2005/6
BMI (kg/m 2) |
Age |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65-74 |
75+ |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Men |
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Scotland |
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Less than 18.5 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
- |
2.0 |
18.5 to less than 25 |
57.0 |
37.4 |
24.7 |
21.7 |
18.2 |
17.2 |
24.9 |
29.6 |
25 to less than 30 |
26.9 |
44.2 |
44.1 |
47.0 |
43.7 |
45.5 |
51.6 |
42.4 |
30 to less than 40 |
8.0 |
16.6 |
28.5 |
28.8 |
34.8 |
34.6 |
23.5 |
24.7 |
40+ |
- |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
- |
1.4 |
All 25 and over (overweight, including obese) |
34.9 |
61.3 |
74.5 |
77.3 |
81.8 |
81.9 |
75.1 |
68.5 |
All 30 and over (obese) |
8.0 |
17.1 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
38.1 |
36.4 |
23.5 |
26.0 |
Mean |
23.9 |
26.4 |
28.1 |
28.2 |
29.0 |
28.9 |
27.7 |
27.4 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.35 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
0.23 |
0.26 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.12 |
England |
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Less than 18.5 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
18.5 to less than 25 |
59.8 |
41.2 |
26.7 |
25.3 |
21.4 |
16.6 |
27.5 |
32.5 |
25 to less than 30 |
25.0 |
40.6 |
46.5 |
43.7 |
44.3 |
49.9 |
49.4 |
41.8 |
30 to less than 40 |
7.3 |
16.6 |
24.4 |
30.0 |
32.2 |
31.4 |
22.3 |
23.0 |
40+ |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
All 25 and over (overweight, including obese) |
32.8 |
58.2 |
72.6 |
74.5 |
78.3 |
82.9 |
72.1 |
65.9 |
All 30 and over (obese) |
7.8 |
17.6 |
26.1 |
30.8 |
33.9 |
33.0 |
22.7 |
24.1 |
Mean |
23.7 |
26.5 |
27.8 |
28.1 |
28.5 |
28.7 |
27.4 |
27.2 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.18 |
0.17 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.14 |
0.17 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
Northern Ireland |
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Less than 18.5 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
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18.5 to less than 25 |
69.3 |
36.4 |
28.7 |
19.9 |
18.1 |
22.9 |
43.7 |
35.1 |
25 to less than 30 |
16.7 |
39.4 |
42.5 |
48.2 |
52.0 |
49.6 |
39.1 |
39.7 |
30 to less than 40 |
10.4 |
21.0 |
25.8 |
30.7 |
27.6 |
27.4 |
15.6 |
22.7 |
40+ |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
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All 25 and over (overweight, including obese) |
28.7 |
62.8 |
71.0 |
80.1 |
81.4 |
77.1 |
54.7 |
64.1 |
All 30 and over (obese) |
12.0 |
23.3 |
28.5 |
31.9 |
29.4 |
27.4 |
15.6 |
24.4 |
Mean |
24.3 |
27.1 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
28.7 |
27.8 |
26.1 |
27.2 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.31 |
0.34 |
0.36 |
0.31 |
0.56 |
0.35 |
0.46 |
0.15 |
Women |
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Scotland |
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Less than 18.5 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
18.5 to less than 25 |
53.8 |
46.0 |
37.8 |
33.7 |
23.4 |
25.9 |
31.1 |
36.3 |
25 to less than 30 |
23.2 |
30.9 |
34.1 |
36.5 |
39.1 |
38.0 |
39.9 |
34.3 |
30 to less than 40 |
15.4 |
16.8 |
23.5 |
25.2 |
32.2 |
32.7 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
40+ |
2.9 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
All 25 and over (overweight, including obese) |
41.5 |
50.0 |
61.2 |
65.5 |
76.0 |
73.1 |
67.0 |
61.8 |
All 30 and over (obese) |
18.3 |
19.1 |
27.1 |
29.0 |
36.9 |
35.1 |
27.1 |
27.5 |
Mean |
25.3 |
26.0 |
27.6 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
27.4 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.42 |
0.30 |
0.27 |
0.29 |
0.28 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.13 |
England |
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Less than 18.5 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
18.5 to less than 25 |
60.3 |
52.6 |
42.0 |
35.3 |
30.6 |
27.4 |
31.9 |
41.1 |
25 to less than 30 |
20.3 |
26.5 |
31.2 |
35.1 |
37.7 |
38.5 |
39.8 |
32.0 |
30 to less than 40 |
12.7 |
15.9 |
21.5 |
25.5 |
27.9 |
29.7 |
24.8 |
22.1 |
40+ |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
All 25 and over (overweight, including obese) |
34.2 |
45.3 |
56.4 |
64.0 |
68.6 |
71.8 |
65.7 |
56.9 |
All 30 and over (obese) |
13.9 |
18.8 |
25.2 |
28.9 |
31.0 |
33.3 |
25.8 |
24.9 |
Mean |
24.3 |
25.8 |
27.1 |
27.7 |
28.0 |
28.5 |
27.2 |
26.9 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.19 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.07 |
Northern Ireland |
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Less than 18.5 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
18.5 to less than 25 |
59.6 |
44.3 |
42.6 |
39.8 |
38.5 |
31.0 |
38.0 |
43.4 |
25 to less than 30 |
19.0 |
30.8 |
28.3 |
33.4 |
31.1 |
42.9 |
38.7 |
30.5 |
30 to less than 40 |
11.3 |
18.2 |
23.4 |
22.9 |
23.4 |
23.5 |
18.6 |
20.0 |
40+ |
2.1 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
All 25 and over (overweight, including obese) |
32.4 |
54.1 |
55.5 |
59.9 |
59.5 |
68.5 |
58.5 |
54.0 |
All 30 and over (obese) |
13.4 |
23.2 |
27.2 |
26.6 |
28.3 |
25.5 |
19.8 |
23.5 |
Mean |
24.3 |
27.3 |
27.0 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
26.6 |
26.8 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.45 |
0.50 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
0.49 |
0.53 |
0.53 |
0.18 |
Bases (weighted): |
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Men Scotland |
430 |
432 |
481 |
483 |
412 |
285 |
166 |
2689 |
Men England |
1029 |
1068 |
1243 |
1059 |
968 |
610 |
409 |
6385 |
Men Northern Ireland |
233 |
226 |
246 |
208 |
164 |
104 |
65 |
1246 |
Women Scotland |
378 |
407 |
536 |
509 |
426 |
322 |
249 |
2828 |
Women England |
935 |
1020 |
1241 |
1057 |
985 |
663 |
549 |
6450 |
Women Northern Ireland |
221 |
217 |
266 |
207 |
163 |
117 |
111 |
1302 |
Bases (unweighted): |
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Men Scotland |
225 |
281 |
396 |
468 |
452 |
401 |
231 |
2454 |
Men England |
695 |
848 |
1071 |
959 |
1053 |
737 |
490 |
5853 |
Men Northern Ireland |
129 |
235 |
284 |
248 |
216 |
172 |
104 |
1388 |
Women Scotland |
281 |
374 |
554 |
550 |
534 |
440 |
286 |
3019 |
Women England |
787 |
1026 |
1309 |
1176 |
1196 |
828 |
661 |
6983 |
Women Northern Ireland |
201 |
320 |
401 |
317 |
230 |
209 |
163 |
1841 |
Note: No data is presented for Wales because the Welsh Health Survey does not conduct direct height and weight measurements ( BMI based on self-reported measures is available in that survey).
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