This statistic shows interviewer-measured obesity prevalence (measured as a distribution of BMI status) amongst individuals, by gender in England in 2019. In this year, 41 percent of men and 31 percent of women were measured as being overweight.
Interviewer-measured obesity prevalence among individuals in England in 2019, by gender
* Weighted bases in 2019: n (men) = 3,324; n (women) = 3,412; The source provides the following information: - underweight: less than 18.5 kilograms per square meter. - normal weight: 18.5 to less than 25 kilograms per square meter. - overweight: 25 to less than 30 kilograms per square meter. - obese excluding morbidly obese: 30 to less than 40 kilograms per square meter. - morbidly obese: 40 kilograms per square meter or more. Based on those with valid height and weight measurements.
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NHS Digital. (December 15, 2020). Interviewer-measured obesity prevalence among individuals in England in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333870/obesity-prevalence-by-gender-in-england-uk/
NHS Digital. "Interviewer-measured obesity prevalence among individuals in England in 2019, by gender." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333870/obesity-prevalence-by-gender-in-england-uk/
NHS Digital. (2020). Interviewer-measured obesity prevalence among individuals in England in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333870/obesity-prevalence-by-gender-in-england-uk/
NHS Digital. "Interviewer-measured Obesity Prevalence among Individuals in England in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333870/obesity-prevalence-by-gender-in-england-uk/
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