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Scottish Health Survey 2015 volume one: main report
Published:
20 Sep 2016
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Scottish Health Survey 2015 volume one: main report
Table 8.7 Children's BMI, 2012-2015 combined, by parental BMI and sex
Table 8.7 Children's BMI, 2012-2015 combined, by parental 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) | 2012-2015 combined | |||
| BMI status (National BMI percentiles) | Parental BMI | |||
| Underweight/ healthy weight | Overweight | Obese | ||
| % | % | % | ||
| Boys | ||||
| At risk of underweight b | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Healthy weight c | 77 | 72 | 55 | |
| At risk of overweight d | 10 | 13 | 19 | |
| At risk of obesity e | 12 | 14 | 25 | |
| Outwith healthy range f | 23 | 28 | 45 | |
| Overweight (including obese) g | 22 | 27 | 43 | |
| Girls | ||||
| At risk of underweight b | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Healthy weight c | 74 | 75 | 62 | |
| At risk of overweight d | 14 | 12 | 16 | |
| At risk of obesity e | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
| Outwith healthy range f | 26 | 25 | 38 | |
| Overweight (including obese) g | 23 | 24 | 37 | |
| All children | ||||
| At risk of underweight b | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Healthy weight c | 76 | 73 | 58 | |
| At risk of overweight d | 11 | 13 | 17 | |
| At risk of obesity e | 11 | 13 | 23 | |
| Outwith healthy range f | 24 | 27 | 42 | |
| Overweight (including obese) g | 22 | 25 | 40 | |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||
| Boys | 291 | 395 | 390 | |
| Girls | 245 | 367 | 398 | |
| All children | 537 | 762 | 788 | |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||
| Boys | 276 | 397 | 382 | |
| Girls | 246 | 369 | 400 | |
| All children | 522 | 766 | 782 | |
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 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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