This statistic displays the body mass index percentiles of children in England in 2013, by gender. In this year, boys in the 85th percentile had a body mass index of 21.5 kilograms per meter squared and girls in the 85th percentile had a body mass index of 22 kilograms per meter squared. A body mass index within the 85th percentile is considered to be overweight.
Mean body mass index of children in England 2013, by gender and BMI percentile*
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 10, 2014). Mean body mass index of children in England 2013, by gender and BMI percentile* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375731/children-s-body-mass-index-percentile-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Mean body mass index of children in England 2013, by gender and BMI percentile*." Chart. December 10, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375731/children-s-body-mass-index-percentile-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2014). Mean body mass index of children in England 2013, by gender and BMI percentile*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375731/children-s-body-mass-index-percentile-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Mean Body Mass Index of Children in England 2013, by Gender and Bmi Percentile*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375731/children-s-body-mass-index-percentile-by-gender-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Mean body mass index of children in England 2013, by gender and BMI percentile* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375731/children-s-body-mass-index-percentile-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Mean body mass index of children in England 2013, by gender and BMI percentile* [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 10, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/375731/children-s-body-mass-index-percentile-by-gender-in-england/