This statistic displays the mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age. In that year, men in the age group 45 to 54 years had a mean BMI of 28.8, while women in the same age group had a mean BMI of 28.6. A BMI between 25 and 30 is classified as overweight.
Mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age
 Weighted bases: n (men)=1,838, n (women)=1,883. The source provides the following information: -18 to 25 kilograms per meter squared is normal, - 25 kilograms per meter squared and over is overweight (including obese). - 30 kilograms per meter squared and over is obese. BMI = kilograms per meter squared
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Scottish Government. (November 12, 2024). Mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374006/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374006/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2024). Mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374006/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Mean Body Mass Index of Adults in Scotland in 2023, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374006/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374006/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Mean body mass index of adults in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age [Graph], Scottish Government, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374006/adult-mean-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
