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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 5.7 Children's body mass index (BMI), and prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, 2008-2011 combined, by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and sex
| Aged 2-15 with both valid height and weight measurements a | 2008-2011 combined | ||||||
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile | SIMD 85/15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th (least deprived) |
4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (most deprived) | 85% least deprived | 15% most deprived | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||||
| Underweightb | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Healthy weightc | 67.3 | 65.4 | 67.7 | 63.7 | 61.3 | 65.5 | 62.9 |
| Overweightd | 16.5 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 14.5 |
| Obese / morbidly obesee | 13.8 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 21.0 | 15.7 | 20.0 |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 32.7 | 34.6 | 32.4 | 36.3 | 38.7 | 34.5 | 37.1 |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 30.4 | 32.7 | 30.1 | 33.8 | 36.6 | 32.4 | 34.5 |
| Girls | |||||||
| Underweightb | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Healthy weightc | 72.8 | 71.1 | 68.8 | 70.8 | 65.2 | 70.3 | 67.0 |
| Overweightd | 15.2 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
| Obese / morbidly obesee | 10.4 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 13.2 | 17.3 |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 27.2 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 29.2 | 34.8 | 29.7 | 33.0 |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 25.6 | 26.7 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 27.6 | 30.2 |
| All children | |||||||
| Underweightb | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Healthy weightc | 70.0 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 66.9 | 63.3 | 67.8 | 65.0 |
| Overweightd | 15.9 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 13.7 |
| Obese / morbidly obesee | 12.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 18.7 |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 30.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 33.1 | 36.8 | 32.2 | 35.0 |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 28.0 | 29.7 | 29.6 | 31.4 | 33.7 | 30.0 | 32.4 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||||
| Boys | 597 | 644 | 531 | 536 | 545 | 2427 | 427 |
| Girls | 586 | 638 | 532 | 441 | 538 | 2321 | 414 |
| All children | 1183 | 1282 | 1064 | 978 | 1083 | 4748 | 841 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||||
| Boys | 554 | 664 | 552 | 520 | 560 | 2405 | 445 |
| Girls | 537 | 649 | 540 | 435 | 540 | 2275 | 426 |
| All children | 1091 | 1313 | 1092 | 955 | 1100 | 4680 | 871 |
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 at or below 5th percentile.
c BMI above 5th 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 5th percentile, at or above 85th percentile.
g BMI at or above 85th percentile.
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