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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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Equivalised household income tertile
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Men
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Women
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Lowest
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Middle |
Highest |
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Lowest
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Middle |
Highest |
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Observed %
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| Black Caribbean |
| 20 or under |
9.8 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
| Over 20-25 |
40.4 |
39.0 |
33.0 |
24.2 |
31.7 |
31.3 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
40.0 |
38.0 |
39.1 |
32.6 |
28.3 |
39.6 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
9.8 |
17.5 |
23.4 |
37.2 |
35.9 |
26.3 |
| Mean |
25.2 |
25.9 |
26.8 |
28.3 |
28.5 |
27.7 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.43 |
0.34 |
0.33 |
0.54 |
0.46 |
0.36 |
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| Indian |
| 20 or under |
11.3 |
14.3 |
3.2 |
9.1 |
15.3 |
10.4 |
| Over 20-25 |
38.4 |
35.7 |
42.0 |
24.7 |
40.6 |
32.2 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
39.0 |
36.5 |
42.5 |
28.8 |
28.0 |
39.4 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
11.3 |
13.5 |
12.3 |
37.4 |
16.1 |
18.0 |
| Mean |
25.0 |
25.0 |
26.0 |
27.9 |
25.2 |
25.9 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.57 |
0.39 |
0.27 |
0.67 |
0.40 |
0.36 |
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| Pakistani |
| 20 or under |
10.0 |
11.6 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
13.5 |
| Over 20-25 |
40.0 |
38.4 |
36.4 |
30.1 |
26.5 |
37.1 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
39.1 |
38.1 |
46.0 |
36.2 |
32.2 |
26.4 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
10.9 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
22.7 |
33.3 |
23.1 |
| Mean |
25.0 |
25.2 |
26.1 |
26.7 |
27.2 |
25.9 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.35 |
0.33 |
0.41 |
0.45 |
0.47 |
0.59 |
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| Bangladeshi |
| 20 or under |
16.8 |
5.2 |
[14.8] |
16.0 |
10.2 |
[25.9] |
| Over 20-25 |
44.6 |
60.8 |
[67.6] |
50.1 |
53.4 |
[37.9] |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
32.8 |
23.3 |
[17.6] |
23.7 |
26.1 |
[36.2] |
| Over 30 (obese) |
5.8 |
10.8 |
[-] |
10.2 |
10.4 |
[-] |
| Mean |
23.9 |
24.2 |
[23.0] |
23.9 |
24.3 |
[22.9] |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.28 |
0.37 |
[0.50] |
0.29 |
0.50 |
[0.85] |
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| Chinese |
| 20 or under |
13.7 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
14.6 |
17.5 |
| Over 20-25 |
58.4 |
56.4 |
43.1 |
46.1 |
63.5 |
47.1 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
20.9 |
27.2 |
40.0 |
37.8 |
18.9 |
30.9 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
7.0 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
| Mean |
23.6 |
24.2 |
24.9 |
24.4 |
23.1 |
23.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.48 |
0.44 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.35 |
0.36 |
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| Irish |
| 20 or under |
[9.0] |
5.8 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
4.9 |
| Over 20-25 |
[39.9] |
31.8 |
31.4 |
34.1 |
28.9 |
43.4 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
[28.4] |
44.0 |
43.6 |
29.7 |
43.2 |
30.9 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
[22.7] |
18.3 |
21.6 |
28.0 |
19.7 |
20.8 |
| Mean |
[25.7] |
26.8 |
27.0 |
27.1 |
26.7 |
26.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
[0.89] |
0.49 |
0.29 |
0.74 |
0.43 |
0.29 |
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| General population |
| 20 or under |
11.8 |
5.0 |
3.1 |
9.7 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
| Over 20-25 |
33.5 |
31.8 |
32.8 |
36.8 |
32.9 |
43.5 |
| Over 25-30 (overweight) |
34.8 |
43.0 |
46.0 |
27.3 |
33.5 |
32.3 |
| Over 30 (obese) |
19.9 |
20.2 |
18.0 |
26.2 |
27.2 |
17.7 |
| Mean |
25.9 |
26.6 |
26.6 |
26.9 |
27.2 |
26.0 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.36 |
0.16 |
0.09 |
0.36 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
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| Standardised |
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| Obese (risk ratio) |
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| Black Caribbean |
0.74 |
0.96 |
1.32 |
1.81 |
1.66 |
1.39 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.24 |
0.20 |
0.18 |
0.21 |
0.18 |
0.16 |
| Indian |
0.65 |
0.73 |
0.65 |
1.80 |
0.83 |
1.12 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.21 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.26 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
| Pakistani |
0.73 |
0.62 |
0.65 |
1.38 |
1.98 |
1.11 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.19 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
| Bangladeshi |
0.35 |
0.67 |
[0.00] |
0.58 |
0.68 |
[0.00] |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.10 |
0.20 |
[-] |
0.12 |
0.24 |
[-] |
| Chinese |
0.34 |
0.32 |
0.35 |
0.26 |
0.14 |
0.19 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.17 |
0.15 |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
| Irish |
[1.21] |
1.21 |
1.20 |
1.39 |
0.83 |
0.99 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
[0.41] |
0.26 |
0.15 |
0.26 |
0.15 |
0.12 |
| General population |
1.09 |
1.04 |
0.97 |
1.26 |
1.23 |
0.84 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.16 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
0.13 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
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| Mean BMI: ratio of means |
| Black Caribbean |
0.98 |
0.97 |
1.02 |
1.08 |
1.07 |
1.07 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| Indian |
0.96 |
0.94 |
0.98 |
1.06 |
0.97 |
1.01 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
| Pakistani |
0.96 |
0.96 |
1.00 |
1.06 |
1.08 |
0.98 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
| Bangladeshi |
0.92 |
0.92 |
[0.88] |
0.94 |
0.98 |
[0.91] |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
[0.01] |
0.01 |
0.02 |
[0.02] |
| Chinese |
0.88 |
0.91 |
0.93 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
0.90 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
| Irish |
[0.97] |
1.03 |
1.02 |
1.04 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
[0.03] |
0.03 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
| General population |
0.98 |
0.99 |
1.01 |
1.02 |
1.02 |
0.99 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
63 |
91 |
121 |
88 |
116 |
158 |
| Indian |
76 |
138 |
170 |
84 |
163 |
164 |
| Pakistani |
93 |
88 |
60 |
103 |
76 |
49 |
| Bangladeshi |
52 |
19 |
8 |
50 |
18 |
4 |
| Chinese |
18 |
25 |
30 |
20 |
26 |
32 |
| Irish |
80 |
384 |
759 |
190 |
476 |
907 |
| General population |
2407 |
9970 |
22088 |
3755 |
12604 |
22924 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
86 |
137 |
185 |
131 |
177 |
228 |
| Indian |
73 |
137 |
200 |
87 |
160 |
202 |
| Pakistani |
169 |
157 |
93 |
189 |
135 |
79 |
| Bangladeshi |
210 |
74 |
21 |
211 |
70 |
14 |
| Chinese |
59 |
77 |
91 |
65 |
81 |
107 |
| Irish |
32 |
123 |
264 |
76 |
159 |
320 |
| General population |
207 |
824 |
1780 |
325 |
1036 |
1842 |
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