Conor Stewart
Research expert covering health & pharmaceuticals in the UK & Europe
Get in touch with us now| Characteristic | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese, excluding morbidly obese | Morbidly obese |
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Release date
December 2016
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Region
United Kingdom (England)
Survey time period
2015
Number of respondents
5,639*
Age group
16 years and older
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Weighted bases: n (men) = 2,786. n (women)= 2,853
Figures based on measurements made by interviewer on respondents with valid height and weight measurements.
The source provides the following weight definitions:
'- 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.'
This statistic is using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the
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