This statistic displays individual's body mass index in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender. In the year 2018, the mean body mass index for men was 27.6 kilograms per meter squared and the mean body mass index for women was 27.8 kilograms per meter squared. The mean BMI in Scotland for both genders has been generally increasing since 1995.
Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender
* Weighted bases: n (1995)=7,757, n (1998)=7,245, n (2003)=5,478, n (2008)=4,495, n (2009)=5,151, n (2010)=4,922, n (2011)=4,991, n (2012)=3,346, n (2013)=3,336, n (2014)=3,190, n (2015)=3,278, n(2016)=3,542, n(2017)= 2,973. The source provides the following information: 25 and over is overweight/obese/morbidly obese. BMI = kilograms per meter squared
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Scottish Government. (September 24, 2019). Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender." Chart. September 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2019). Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Mean Body Mass Index (Bmi) of Adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited May 30, 2020)
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