This statistic displays individual's body mass index in Scotland from 1995 to 2020, by gender. In 2020, the mean body mass index for men was 27.5 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 2020, 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; n(2018) = 3,743, n(2019) = 3,939. 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. (January 26, 2021). Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, 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 2020, by gender." Chart. January 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2021). Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. 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 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2021, 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 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373931/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited May 25, 2022)
