Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 8.1 Mean adult BMI, prevalence of overweight and obesity, 1995 to 2015
Aged 16 and over with valid height and weight measurements | 1995 to 2015 | ||||||||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 1995 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | |||||||||||
25 and over a | |||||||||||
16-64 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 65 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
30 and over b | |||||||||||
16-64 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
40 and over c | |||||||||||
16-64 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.6 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.7 |
SE of the mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
Women | |||||||||||
25 and over a | |||||||||||
16-64 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 60 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
30 and over b | |||||||||||
16-64 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
40 and over c | |||||||||||
16-64 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.5 |
SE of the mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
All adults | |||||||||||
25 and over a | |||||||||||
16-64 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
30 and over b | |||||||||||
16-64 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
40 and over c | |||||||||||
16-64 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.5 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 27.1 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.6 |
SE of the mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||||||||
Men 16-64 | 3677 | 3673 | 2702 | 2240 | 2629 | 2487 | 2513 | 1706 | 1671 | 1574 | 1658 |
Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3217 | 2692 | 3161 | 2992 | 3003 | 2048 | 2027 | 1919 | 2043 |
Women 16-64 | 3634 | 3572 | 2776 | 2258 | 2560 | 2435 | 2478 | 1640 | 1694 | 1616 | 1620 |
Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3458 | 2829 | 3214 | 3046 | 3100 | 2063 | 2104 | 2028 | 2075 |
All adults 16-64 | 7311 | 7245 | 5478 | 4498 | 5189 | 4922 | 4991 | 3346 | 3366 | 3190 | 3278 |
All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 6675 | 5521 | 6375 | 6038 | 6103 | 4110 | 4130 | 3948 | 4118 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||||||||
Men 16-64 | 3307 | 3110 | 2368 | 1824 | 2131 | 2020 | 2092 | 1381 | 1415 | 1305 | 1323 |
Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3016 | 2457 | 2843 | 2674 | 2745 | 1876 | 1844 | 1771 | 1863 |
Women 16-64 | 4007 | 3783 | 2908 | 2294 | 2685 | 2553 | 2596 | 1676 | 1791 | 1632 | 1564 |
Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3684 | 3020 | 3456 | 3327 | 3389 | 2221 | 2288 | 2198 | 2187 |
All adults 16-64 | 7314 | 6893 | 5276 | 4118 | 4816 | 4573 | 4688 | 3057 | 3206 | 2937 | 2887 |
All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 6700 | 5477 | 6299 | 6001 | 6134 | 4097 | 4132 | 3969 | 4050 |
a 25 and over = overweight / obese / morbidly obese
b 30 and over = obese / morbidly obese
c 40 and over = morbidly obese
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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