| Aged 16 and over with
both valid height and weight measurements |
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
|
| BMI (kg/m2) |
Minority ethnic group |
|
|
|
General
population |
| |
Black |
|
|
|
|
|
| Men |
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
|
|
| Observed % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 20 or under |
5.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
14.4 |
11.8 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
| Over 20-25 |
37.0 |
38.8 |
37.6 |
49.5 |
52.5 |
31.9 |
32.4 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
39.5 |
39.3 |
39.8 |
30.6 |
29.5 |
43.0 |
44.2 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
18.3 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
| Mean |
26.2 |
25.2 |
25.4 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
26.7 |
26.6 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.19 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.08 |
|
| Standardised |
| Obese (risk ratio) |
1.02 |
0.66 |
0.74 |
0.32 |
0.38 |
1.04 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.12 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
| Mean BMI: ratio of means |
1.00 |
0.96 |
0.98 |
0.92 |
0.92 |
1.01 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
|
|
| Women |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Observed % |
| 20 or under |
3.8 |
12.2 |
11.3 |
15.0 |
13.9 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
| Over 20-25 |
29.9 |
34.2 |
31.4 |
47.6 |
53.7 |
38.1 |
39.3 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
34.4 |
34.1 |
31.7 |
27.9 |
28.0 |
34.1 |
32.8 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
31.9 |
19.6 |
25.6 |
9.5 |
4.5 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
| Mean |
28.0 |
25.9 |
26.5 |
24.1 |
23.6 |
26.5 |
26.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.24 |
0.20 |
0.19 |
0.22 |
0.09 |
|
| Standardised |
| Obese (risk ratio) |
1.60 |
1.02 |
1.61 |
0.63 |
0.20 |
1.03 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.13 |
0.10 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
| Mean BMI: ratio of means |
1.07 |
0.99 |
1.04 |
0.96 |
0.90 |
1.01 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
|
|
|
| Bases (weighted): |
| Men |
318 |
501 |
325 |
106 |
91 |
1389 |
39124 |
| Women |
422 |
537 |
316 |
101 |
106 |
1781 |
45298 |
|
| Bases (unweighted): |
| Men |
466 |
527 |
556 |
409 |
284 |
481 |
3204 |
| Women |
618 |
572 |
550 |
408 |
339 |
631 |
3699 |
|
