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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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Social class of head of household
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Men
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Women
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Non-
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Non-
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manual
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Manual |
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manual
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Manual |
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Observed %
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| Black Caribbean |
| 20 or under |
6.4 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
| Over 20-25 |
38.0 |
36.4 |
34.4 |
26.2 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
38.5 |
39.0 |
34.7 |
34.4 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
17.2 |
19.6 |
25.8 |
36.9 |
| Mean |
25.9 |
26.3 |
27.2 |
28.7 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.37 |
0.24 |
0.32 |
0.34 |
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| Indian |
| 20 or under |
7.0 |
11.4 |
12.5 |
12.1 |
| Over 20-25 |
43.3 |
34.7 |
33.7 |
34.6 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
36.5 |
43.4 |
35.5 |
32.7 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
13.2 |
10.5 |
18.2 |
20.5 |
| Mean |
25.5 |
25.1 |
25.8 |
25.8 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.28 |
0.27 |
0.33 |
0.31 |
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| Pakistani |
| 20 or under |
7.1 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
10.2 |
| Over 20-25 |
39.4 |
37.8 |
32.5 |
29.4 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
40.4 |
39.1 |
30.7 |
32.3 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
13.0 |
11.8 |
23.7 |
28.1 |
| Mean |
25.6 |
25.2 |
26.2 |
26.8 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.30 |
0.24 |
0.46 |
0.32 |
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| Bangladeshi |
| 20 or under |
16.6 |
13.9 |
[18.8] |
12.4 |
| Over 20-25 |
60.7 |
46.7 |
[51.4] |
47.5 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
22.7 |
33.0 |
[26.6] |
28.5 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
- |
6.4 |
[3.1] |
11.5 |
| Mean |
22.8 |
24.1 |
[23.2] |
24.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.32 |
0.22 |
[0.46] |
0.25 |
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| Chinese |
| 20 or under |
12.0 |
9.9 |
19.5 |
4.3 |
| Over 20-25 |
50.9 |
54.5 |
52.0 |
58.5 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
31.5 |
28.2 |
25.9 |
29.5 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
5.6 |
7.4 |
2.6 |
7.7 |
| Mean |
24.1 |
24.3 |
23.0 |
24.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.30 |
0.37 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
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| Irish |
| 20 or under |
2.2 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
5.2 |
| Over 20-25 |
32.2 |
31.3 |
43.0 |
34.5 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
45.2 |
42.3 |
31.3 |
36.5 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
20.4 |
20.2 |
18.4 |
23.9 |
| Mean |
27.2 |
26.4 |
26.0 |
27.1 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.39 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
0.32 |
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| General population |
| 20 or under |
3.9 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
| Over 20-25 |
32.7 |
31.8 |
41.6 |
37.1 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
46.0 |
43.0 |
33.3 |
32.4 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
17.4 |
20.3 |
19.1 |
22.8 |
| Mean |
26.5 |
26.7 |
26.1 |
26.6 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
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| Standardised |
| Obese (risk ratio) |
| Black Caribbean |
1.05 |
1.05 |
1.40 |
1.71 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.19 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
| Indian |
0.73 |
0.58 |
0.96 |
1.09 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
| Pakistani |
0.70 |
0.69 |
1.45 |
1.76 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.14 |
0.11 |
0.21 |
0.18 |
| Bangladeshi |
0.00 |
0.41 |
[0.22] |
0.70 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
- |
0.09 |
[0.20] |
0.12 |
| Chinese |
0.34 |
0.40 |
0.11 |
0.35 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.06 |
0.11 |
| Irish |
1.10 |
1.10 |
0.94 |
1.08 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.16 |
0.15 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
| General population |
0.93 |
1.07 |
0.92 |
1.09 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
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| Mean BMI: ratio of means |
| Black Caribbean |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.06 |
1.08 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Indian |
0.97 |
0.95 |
0.99 |
1.00 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Pakistani |
0.98 |
0.97 |
1.03 |
1.06 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| Bangladeshi |
0.87 |
0.93 |
[0.92] |
0.97 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
[0.02] |
0.01 |
| Chinese |
0.91 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
0.94 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Irish |
1.03 |
0.99 |
0.99 |
1.02 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| General population |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.01 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
100 |
206 |
193 |
205 |
| Indian |
230 |
249 |
250 |
260 |
| Pakistani |
106 |
191 |
92 |
168 |
| Bangladeshi |
19 |
77 |
15 |
65 |
| Chinese |
43 |
43 |
57 |
42 |
| Irish |
603 |
766 |
885 |
861 |
| General population |
18928 |
19696 |
23185 |
20903 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
151 |
298 |
283 |
302 |
| Indian |
258 |
246 |
284 |
257 |
| Pakistani |
174 |
337 |
158 |
302 |
| Bangladeshi |
56 |
304 |
44 |
274 |
| Chinese |
134 |
135 |
180 |
133 |
| Irish |
204 |
269 |
295 |
325 |
| General population |
1546 |
1613 |
1882 |
1714 |
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