Scotland: children at risk of obesity by gender-2015

This statistic displays the proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender. In the year 2014, 16 percent of boys and 18 percent of girls were at risk of obesity.

Proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender

Characteristic	Boys	Girls
1998	15%	14%
2003	18%	14%
2008	19%	14%
2009	17%	16%
2010	18%	14%
2011	20%	15%
2012	20%	14%
2013	17%	15%
2014	16%	18%
2015	15%	14%

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Release date

October 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

1998 to 2015

Number of respondents

969*

Age group

2-15 years

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases:, n (1998)=1,916, n (2003)=2,425, n (2008)=1,290, n (2009)=1,882, n (2010)=1,253, n (2011)=1,276, n (2012)=1,283, n (2013)=1,347, n (2014)=1,210, n (2015)=969.
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- 1998 to 2011 figures have been revised as prior to 2012 cases which were more than 3 standard deviations above or below the mean for all children were excluded.

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