Table 13.22
BMI, by minority ethnic group
| Aged 2-15 |
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1999 |
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| BMI (kg/m2) |
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 BMI |
18.2 |
18.4 |
17.8 |
17.1 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
17.8 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.21 |
0.28 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.27 |
0.19 |
0.05 |
| Mean BMI: ratio of means |
1.02 |
1.04 |
1.00 |
0.96 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
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| Girls |
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| Observed |
| Mean BMI |
19.1 |
18.1 |
18.4 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
18.2 |
18.1 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.29 |
0.24 |
0.23 |
0.23 |
0.27 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
| Mean BMI: ratio of means |
1.05 |
1.00 |
1.01 |
0.98 |
0.97 |
1.00 |
1 |
| Standard error
of the ratio |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Boys |
173 |
226 |
204 |
77 |
39 |
719 |
a |
| Girls |
194 |
192 |
210 |
68 |
38 |
805 |
a |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Boys |
247 |
221 |
327 |
286 |
124 |
230 |
3275 |
| Girls |
275 |
183 |
333 |
244 |
115 |
235 |
3288 |
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Prepared 10 January 2001 |
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