This statistic displays the prevalence of taking at least one medicine within specific prescribed medicine classes in England in 2013, by gender and normal body mass index. In this year, four percent of men and nine percent of women who had a normal body weight were taking antidepressant medication.
Proportion of individuals taking medicine in England 2013, by gender and body mass index
(BMI)
Aged 16 and over with a nurse visit and valid height and weight measurements
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Weighted bases: n (men) = 5,137; n (women) = 5,162. Normal body mass index: 18.5 to less than 25 kilograms per meter squared. Overweight body mass index: from 25 to less than 30 kilograms per meter squared. Obese I body mass index: 30 to less than 35 kilograms per meter squared. Obesity II+ body mass index: 35 kilograms per meter squared or more ** NSAIDs: non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. This statistic displays the prevalence of taking at least one medicine within specific prescribed medicine classes in England in 2013, by gender and normal body mass index. In this year, four percent of men and nine percent of women who had a normal body weight were taking antidepressant medication.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 10, 2014). Proportion of individuals taking medicine in England 2013, by gender and body mass index (BMI) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375317/prescribed-medicine-by-gender-and-normal-body-mass-index-in-england/
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