Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 6.4 Children's BMI, 2014, by age and sex
Aged 2-15 with valid height and weight measurementsa | 2014 | |||
BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | Age | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2-6 | 7-11 | 12-15 | ||
% | % | % | % | |
Boys | ||||
At risk of underweightb | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Healthy weightc | 71 | 72 | 66 | 70 |
At risk of overweightd | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
At risk of obesitye | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
Outwith healthy rangef | 29 | 28 | 34 | 30 |
Overweight (including obese)g | 27 | 27 | 32 | 28 |
Girls | ||||
At risk of underweightb | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Healthy weightc | 73 | 63 | 56 | 65 |
At risk of overweightd | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
At risk of obesitye | 13 | 19 | 23 | 18 |
Outwith healthy rangef | 27 | 37 | 44 | 35 |
Overweight (including obese)g | 27 | 36 | 43 | 34 |
All children | ||||
At risk of underweightb | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Healthy weightc | 72 | 68 | 61 | 68 |
At risk of overweightd | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
At risk of obesitye | 13 | 18 | 21 | 17 |
Outwith healthy rangef | 28 | 32 | 39 | 32 |
Overweight (including obese)g | 27 | 32 | 37 | 31 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||
Boys | 219 | 231 | 170 | 620 |
Girls | 212 | 235 | 143 | 590 |
All children | 431 | 466 | 312 | 1210 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||
Boys | 221 | 227 | 160 | 608 |
Girls | 217 | 246 | 139 | 602 |
All children | 438 | 473 | 299 | 1210 |
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 at or below 2nd percentile
c BMI above 2nd percentile, below 85th percentile
d BMI at or above 85th percentile, below 95th percentile
e BMI at or above 95th percentile
f BMI at or below 2nd percentile, at or above 85th percentile
g BMI at or above 85th percentile
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