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Aged 16 and over with both valid
height and weight measurements
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1999 |
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BMI (kg/m2)
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Age group
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Men
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Women
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16-34
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35-54 |
55 + |
All men |
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16-34
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35-54 |
55 + |
All women |
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Observed %
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| Black Caribbean |
| 20 or under |
9.4 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
| Over 20-25 |
50.3 |
27.7 |
28.1 |
37.0 |
44.6 |
28.7 |
7.9 |
29.9 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
30.4 |
40.0 |
50.0 |
39.5 |
28.6 |
36.7 |
40.1 |
34.4 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
9.9 |
27.8 |
21.1 |
18.3 |
19.5 |
32.1 |
51.9 |
31.9 |
| Mean |
24.6 |
27.4 |
27.1 |
26.2 |
26.0 |
28.3 |
31.1 |
28.0 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.29 |
0.41 |
0.30 |
0.19 |
0.35 |
0.36 |
0.42 |
0.23 |
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| Indian |
| 20 or under |
18.8 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
10.0 |
24.6 |
5.1 |
- |
12.1 |
| Over 20-25 |
43.4 |
34.4 |
40.0 |
38.8 |
39.3 |
34.6 |
21.3 |
34.2 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
28.8 |
47.6 |
41.0 |
39.3 |
26.9 |
37.4 |
42.9 |
34.1 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
9.0 |
13.4 |
14.0 |
11.9 |
9.2 |
22.9 |
35.8 |
19.6 |
| Mean |
24.1 |
26.0 |
25.7 |
25.2 |
23.9 |
26.7 |
28.4 |
25.9 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.35 |
0.26 |
0.37 |
0.19 |
0.36 |
0.31 |
0.42 |
0.22 |
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| Pakistani |
| 20 or under |
15.9 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
10.0 |
18.5 |
0.8 |
[2.8] |
11.3 |
| Over 20-25 |
40.3 |
32.0 |
40.9 |
37.6 |
41.2 |
18.4 |
[14.3] |
31.4 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
34.2 |
45.5 |
48.3 |
39.8 |
25.3 |
42.1 |
[35.2] |
31.7 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
9.6 |
18.7 |
9.6 |
12.6 |
15.0 |
38.7 |
[47.7] |
25.6 |
| Mean |
24.5 |
26.6 |
26.2 |
25.4 |
24.5 |
29.3 |
[29.3] |
26.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.25 |
0.30 |
0.45 |
0.18 |
0.28 |
0.39 |
[0.81] |
0.24 |
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| Bangladeshi |
| 20 or under |
18.3 |
11.2 |
8.2 |
14.4 |
21.6 |
3.7 |
[-] |
15.0 |
| Over 20-25 |
56.6 |
37.7 |
46.3 |
49.5 |
51.9 |
34.9 |
[49.3] |
47.6 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
22.1 |
39.1 |
42.2 |
30.6 |
20.3 |
43.6 |
[39.2] |
27.9 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
3.0 |
11.9 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
17.7 |
[11.5] |
9.5 |
| Mean |
22.9 |
25.1 |
24.7 |
23.8 |
22.9 |
26.5 |
[25.5] |
24.1 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.23 |
0.36 |
0.37 |
0.18 |
0.24 |
0.37 |
[0.47] |
0.20 |
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| Chinese |
| 20 or under |
17.9 |
9.9 |
5.5 |
11.8 |
21.3 |
12.6 |
3.7 |
13.8 |
| Over 20-25 |
59.4 |
47.3 |
51.8 |
52.5 |
58.4 |
50.6 |
56.0 |
53.7 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
18.4 |
37.4 |
31.1 |
29.5 |
17.5 |
31.0 |
38.0 |
28.0 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
4.3 |
5.4 |
11.6 |
6.2 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
| Mean |
23.0 |
24.7 |
24.9 |
24.1 |
22.4 |
23.9 |
24.6 |
23.6 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.42 |
0.32 |
0.49 |
0.23 |
0.34 |
0.26 |
0.41 |
0.19 |
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| Irish |
| 20 or under |
12.7 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
| Over 20-25 |
37.7 |
31.3 |
27.3 |
31.9 |
52.2 |
36.8 |
25.1 |
38.1 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
33.6 |
46.9 |
45.0 |
43.0 |
27.3 |
32.3 |
44.5 |
34.1 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
16.0 |
20.8 |
23.8 |
20.4 |
13.6 |
23.9 |
24.9 |
21.2 |
| Mean |
25.7 |
26.9 |
27.3 |
26.7 |
24.9 |
27.1 |
27.3 |
26.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.57 |
0.26 |
0.41 |
0.22 |
0.32 |
0.37 |
0.37 |
0.22 |
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| General population |
| 20 or under |
10.3 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
14.3 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
| Over 20-25 |
45.2 |
29.1 |
24.8 |
32.4 |
49.7 |
39.7 |
29.5 |
39.3 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
31.8 |
47.1 |
51.9 |
44.2 |
23.2 |
33.8 |
40.2 |
32.8 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
12.7 |
22.2 |
20.8 |
18.9 |
12.7 |
22.3 |
26.5 |
20.9 |
| Mean |
25.0 |
27.2 |
27.2 |
26.6 |
24.6 |
26.7 |
27.5 |
26.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.14 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
0.15 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.09 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
128 |
83 |
107 |
318 |
162 |
160 |
99 |
422 |
| Indian |
187 |
217 |
96 |
501 |
218 |
226 |
93 |
537 |
| Pakistani |
175 |
109 |
41 |
325 |
185 |
104 |
26 |
316 |
| Bangladeshi |
57 |
28 |
21 |
106 |
66 |
24 |
11 |
101 |
| Chinese |
32 |
41 |
18 |
91 |
31 |
59 |
15 |
106 |
| Irish |
358 |
655 |
376 |
1389 |
510 |
794 |
477 |
1781 |
| General population |
11478 |
14604 |
13042 |
39124 |
13214 |
17401 |
14682 |
45298 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
184 |
124 |
158 |
466 |
240 |
237 |
141 |
618 |
| Indian |
196 |
231 |
100 |
527 |
228 |
245 |
99 |
572 |
| Pakistani |
294 |
195 |
67 |
556 |
320 |
183 |
47 |
550 |
| Bangladeshi |
215 |
110 |
84 |
409 |
256 |
109 |
43 |
408 |
| Chinese |
101 |
122 |
61 |
284 |
98 |
187 |
54 |
339 |
| Irish |
126 |
221 |
134 |
481 |
179 |
276 |
176 |
631 |
| General population |
955 |
1205 |
1044 |
3204 |
1106 |
1433 |
1160 |
3699 |
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