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The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.
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Table 5.2 Proportion of children with BMI within the healthy range, and prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, by age and sex
| Aged 2-15 with both valid height and weight measurementsa | 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |||
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles)b | Age | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-6 | 7-11 | 12-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||
| Within healthy rangeb | ||||
| 1998 | 69.8 | 72.0 | 70.6 | 70.9 |
| 2003 | 67.8 | 66.4 | 64.1 | 66.1 |
| 2008 | 72.3 | 55.8 | 57.9 | 61.8 |
| 2009 | 75.8 | 65.7 | 63.9 | 68.3 |
| 2010 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 65.2 | 66.0 |
| 2011 | 63.9 | 61.5 | 64.8 | 63.4 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | ||||
| 1998 | 30.2 | 28.0 | 29.4 | 29.2 |
| 2003 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 35.9 | 33.9 |
| 2008 | 27.7 | 44.2 | 42.1 | 38.2 |
| 2009 | 24.2 | 34.3 | 36.1 | 31.7 |
| 2010 | 31.0 | 36.0 | 34.8 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 36.1 | 38.5 | 35.2 | 36.6 |
| Overweight (including obese)d | ||||
| 1998 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.8 |
| 2003 | 30.0 | 33.1 | 34.1 | 32.4 |
| 2008 | 25.9 | 43.4 | 38.2 | 36.1 |
| 2009 | 23.1 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 30.0 |
| 2010 | 27.5 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 33.3 | 36.6 | 33.7 | 34.5 |
| Obese (including morbidly obese)e | ||||
| 1998 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 13.0 |
| 2003 | 9.5 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 15.6 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 22.9 | 19.1 | 16.8 |
| 2009 | 9.0 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 2010 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 15.6 |
| 2011 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 17.5 |
| Girls | ||||
| Within healthy rangeb | ||||
| 1998 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 65.9 | 69.6 |
| 2003 | 71.6 | 69.5 | 67.0 | 69.4 |
| 2008 | 73.6 | 74.8 | 64.8 | 71.3 |
| 2009 | 74.9 | 71.0 | 65.8 | 70.8 |
| 2010 | 73.6 | 69.2 | 63.2 | 69.1 |
| 2011 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 65.8 | 68.0 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | ||||
| 1998 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 34.1 | 30.4 |
| 2003 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 30.7 |
| 2008 | 26.4 | 25.2 | 35.2 | 28.7 |
| 2009 | 25.1 | 29.0 | 34.2 | 29.2 |
| 2010 | 26.4 | 30.8 | 36.8 | 30.9 |
| 2011 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 34.2 | 32.0 |
| Overweight (including obese)d | ||||
| 1998 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 31.6 | 28.3 |
| 2003 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 31.8 | 28.9 |
| 2008 | 26.0 | 23.1 | 32.1 | 26.9 |
| 2009 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 32.0 | 27.8 |
| 2010 | 24.7 | 28.1 | 34.3 | 28.5 |
| 2011 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 30.7 | 28.5 |
| Obese (including morbidly obese)e | ||||
| 1998 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 13.1 |
| 2003 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 13.2 |
| 2009 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
| 2010 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 12.9 |
| 2011 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 13.7 |
| All children | ||||
| Within healthy rangeb | ||||
| 1998 | 70.6 | 71.5 | 68.3 | 70.3 |
| 2003 | 69.7 | 68.0 | 65.5 | 67.8 |
| 2008 | 72.9 | 64.7 | 61.3 | 66.4 |
| 2009 | 75.4 | 68.4 | 64.8 | 69.5 |
| 2010 | 71.3 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 67.5 |
| 2011 | 66.4 | 65.2 | 65.3 | 65.6 |
| Outwith healthy rangec | ||||
| 1998 | 29.4 | 28.5 | 31.7 | 29.7 |
| 2003 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 34.5 | 32.3 |
| 2008 | 27.1 | 35.3 | 38.7 | 33.6 |
| 2009 | 24.6 | 31.6 | 35.2 | 30.5 |
| 2010 | 28.7 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 32.5 |
| 2011 | 33.6 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.4 |
| Overweight (including obese)d | ||||
| 1998 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 28.0 |
| 2003 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 30.7 |
| 2008 | 26.0 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 31.7 |
| 2009 | 23.8 | 30.2 | 32.6 | 28.9 |
| 2010 | 26.0 | 30.6 | 33.4 | 29.9 |
| 2011 | 30.6 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 31.6 |
| Obese (including morbidly obese)e | ||||
| 1998 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 13.0 |
| 2003 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 14.0 |
| 2008 | 10.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 15.1 |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 15.0 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| 2011 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.7 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||
| Boys 1998 | 318 | 364 | 284 | 967 |
| Boys 2003 | 378 | 449 | 377 | 1205 |
| Boys 2008 | 215 | 246 | 192 | 653 |
| Boys 2009 | 295 | 341 | 304 | 940 |
| Boys 2010 | 199 | 233 | 190 | 623 |
| Boys 2011 | 228 | 211 | 199 | 637 |
| Girls 1998 | 307 | 334 | 275 | 915 |
| Girls 2003 | 379 | 438 | 343 | 1159 |
| Girls 2008 | 205 | 216 | 190 | 611 |
| Girls 2009 | 293 | 345 | 269 | 907 |
| Girls 2010 | 211 | 230 | 161 | 602 |
| Girls 2011 | 222 | 223 | 166 | 611 |
| All children 1998 | 625 | 698 | 559 | 1882 |
| All children 2003 | 757 | 887 | 720 | 2364 |
| All children 2008 | 420 | 462 | 382 | 1264 |
| All children 2009 | 588 | 687 | 573 | 1848 |
| All children 2010 | 410 | 464 | 350 | 1224 |
| All children 2011 | 450 | 434 | 365 | 1249 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||
| Boys 1998 | 581 | 640 | 521 | 1742 |
| Boys 2003 | 391 | 425 | 356 | 1172 |
| Boys 2008 | 215 | 240 | 182 | 637 |
| Boys 2009 | 301 | 343 | 303 | 947 |
| Boys 2010 | 220 | 242 | 179 | 641 |
| Boys 2011 | 244 | 199 | 182 | 625 |
| Girls 1998 | 563 | 607 | 505 | 1675 |
| Girls 2003 | 396 | 444 | 351 | 1191 |
| Girls 2008 | 205 | 217 | 208 | 630 |
| Girls 2009 | 309 | 324 | 264 | 897 |
| Girls 2010 | 208 | 197 | 153 | 558 |
| Girls 2011 | 243 | 210 | 163 | 616 |
| All children 1998 | 1144 | 1247 | 1026 | 3417 |
| All children 2003 | 787 | 869 | 707 | 2363 |
| All children 2008 | 420 | 457 | 390 | 1267 |
| All children 2009 | 610 | 667 | 567 | 1844 |
| All children 2010 | 428 | 439 | 332 | 1199 |
| All children 2011 | 487 | 409 | 345 | 1241 |
a Children whose BMI was more than 3 standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table.
b BMI above 5th percentile, below 85th percentile.
c BMI at or below 5th percentile, at or above 85th percentile.
d BMI at or above 85th percentile.
e BMI at or above 98th percentile.
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