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
* 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. The source provides the following information: - 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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Scottish Government. (October 20, 2017). Proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374107/children-at-risk-of-obesity-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender." Chart. October 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374107/children-at-risk-of-obesity-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2017). Proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374107/children-at-risk-of-obesity-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Children at Risk of Obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374107/children-at-risk-of-obesity-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374107/children-at-risk-of-obesity-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of children at risk of obesity in Scotland from 1998 to 2015, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, October 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374107/children-at-risk-of-obesity-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
