Table 13.21
Weight, by minority ethnic group
| Aged 2-15 |
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1999 |
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| Weight (kg) |
Minority ethnic group
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General
population
(1997) |
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Black |
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| |
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
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| Boys |
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| Observed |
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| Mean weight |
36.2 |
36.2 |
30.8 |
30.6 |
32.6 |
33.1 |
32.9 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.08 |
1.27 |
0.88 |
0.88 |
1.44 |
1.04 |
0.28 |
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| Standardised |
| Regression coefficienta |
1.66 |
1.11 |
0.87 |
-2.20 |
-1.14 |
0.04 |
0 |
| Standard error |
0.61 |
0.84 |
0.50 |
0.43 |
0.79 |
0.68 |
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| Girls |
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| Observed |
| Mean weight |
36.3 |
33.2 |
33.7 |
30.9 |
32.5 |
33.0 |
32.8 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.12 |
1.04 |
0.93 |
0.91 |
1.36 |
1.02 |
0.28 |
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| Standardised |
| Regression coefficienta |
3.59 |
-1.63 |
-0.07 |
-2.44 |
-3.63 |
-0.60 |
0 |
| Standard error |
0.71 |
0.58 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Boys |
177 |
231 |
205 |
77 |
39 |
747 |
b |
| Girls |
199 |
196 |
212 |
69 |
38 |
828 |
b |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Boys |
253 |
228 |
331 |
287 |
127 |
240 |
3351 |
| Girls |
283 |
187 |
336 |
249 |
115 |
242 |
3331 |
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a Equivalent to absolute difference in mean weight standardised for age, compared with the general population. The reference value for the general
population is consequently 0.
b The 1997 general population data are weighted according to the weighting scheme for that year's survey. Weighted bases are not shown because they do not follow
the 1999 weighting scheme.
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