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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 5.4 Children's body mass index (BMI), 2008-2011 combined, by parental body mass index (BMI) and sex
| Aged 2-15 with both valid height and weight measurements a with at least one parent with both valid height and weight measurements (main sample only) | 2008-2011 combined | ||
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | Parental BMI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight/ healthy weight | Overweight | Obese | |
| % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||
| Underweightb | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Healthy weightc | 73.5 | 69.2 | 56.2 |
| Overweightd | 13.1 | 16.9 | 18.2 |
| Obese / morbidly obesee | 10.4 | 11.6 | 24.8 |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 26.5 | 30.8 | 43.8 |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 23.5 | 28.4 | 42.9 |
| Girls | |||
| Underweightb | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Healthy weightc | 77.8 | 73.7 | 61.6 |
| Overweightd | 10.1 | 14.7 | 15.5 |
| Obese / morbidly obesee | 8.5 | 9.6 | 21.5 |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 22.2 | 26.3 | 38.4 |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 18.6 | 24.3 | 37.0 |
| All children | |||
| Underweightb | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Healthy weightc | 75.7 | 71.4 | 58.7 |
| Overweightd | 11.6 | 15.8 | 16.9 |
| Obese / morbidly obesee | 9.4 | 10.6 | 23.2 |
| Outwith healthy rangef | 24.3 | 28.6 | 41.3 |
| Overweight (including obese)g | 21.0 | 26.4 | 40.1 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||
| Boys | 445 | 701 | 708 |
| Girls | 473 | 693 | 641 |
| All children | 918 | 1393 | 1349 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||
| Boys | 450 | 683 | 717 |
| Girls | 449 | 668 | 661 |
| All children | 899 | 1351 | 1378 |
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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