* Weighted bases: n (1995)=6,755, n (1998)=6,390, n (2003)=4,176, n (2008/09)=1,763, n (2010/11)=1,572, n (2012/13)=1,703, n (2014/15)=1,659, n (2015/16)= 1,965. n (2016/17)= 1,866 The source provides the following information: A raised waist circumference is more than 102 centimeters for men and more than 88 centimeters for women. These are equivalent to 102.75 centimeters and 91.35 centimeters using nurse predicted measures.
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Share of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland 1995-2018, by gender
This statistic displays the proportion of individuals with a raised waist circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender. In the year 2017/18, 40 percent of men and 51 percent of women had a raised waist circumference.
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Scottish Government. (January 21, 2020). Proportion of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/374040/adult-raised-waist-circumference-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender ." Chart. January 21, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/374040/adult-raised-waist-circumference-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2020). Proportion of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/374040/adult-raised-waist-circumference-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Adults with Raised Waist Circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by Gender ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Jan 2020, /statistics/374040/adult-raised-waist-circumference-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Proportion of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/374040/adult-raised-waist-circumference-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Proportion of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland from 1995 to 2018, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, January 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374040/adult-raised-waist-circumference-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
