§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has collated on the average body mass index in England for each year since 1990. [141581]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonFigures for average body mass index in England are available from the Health Survey for England from 1991, when the survey began, for adults and children and are shown in the table. Figures are not available for 1990.
Body mass index (BMI) by survey year and sex BMI(kg/m2) Men Women Boys1 Girls1 1991–922 25.7 25.4 — — 1993 25.9 25.7 — — 1994 26.0 25.8 — — 1995 26.1 25.9 17.6 18.0 1996 26.3 26.0 17.7 18.0 1997 26.5 26.2 17.7 18.0 1998 26.5 26.4 17.7 18.2 1999 26.5 26.4 18.1 18.2 2000 26.8 26.6 17.9 18.4 2001 27.0 26.7 18.0 18.3 Bases 1991–922 3,114 3,430 — — 1993 7,247 8,037 — — 1994 6,795 7,884 — — 1995 6,707 7,729 1,890 1,872 1996 6,997 8,064 2,098 1,978 1997 3,685 4,254 2,966 2,975 1998 6,600 7,730 1,908 1,811 1999 3,204 3,699 946 920 2000 3,260 3,703 848 812 2001 6,267 7,414 1,555 1,587 1The Health Survey for England collected data on children only from 1995 for children. 2The sample sizes in 1991 and 1992 were smaller than in subsequent years and for reporting purposes the estimates from both years were combined. Note:
Figures for men and women are for ages 16 and over. For children, ages are 2–15, except 2001, which is 0–15.
Source:
Health Survey for England, Department of Health.