§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the longitudinal body mass index data for(a) adolescents and (b) adults by sex in each BMI category for age groups (i) 15, (ii) 18, (iii) 35, (iv) 40 to 59, (v) 45 to 69, (vi) 55 and (vii) 55 to 75 years in each of the last five years. [2189]
§ Mr. HoramData are not available in the form requested. Available data are given in the attached tables.
Annual cross-sectional body mass index data from the health survey for England are shown in table 1. BMI data from the dietary and nutritional survey of British adults are shown in table 2. The most recent body mass index data available on younger school children, collected in 1983, combines both 14 and 15-year-olds. This is also shown in table 2.
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Table 1: BMI by age data from the Health Survey for England, 1991–94 Age group Sex Year 1991 1991 and 1992 1993 1994 16–24 Male 22.8 23.2 23.4 23.5 Female 23.1 23 23.5 23.5 25–34 Male 24.9 25 25.4 25.3 Female 24.2 24.4 24.6 24.8 35–44 Male 26.3 26.2 26.4 26.4 Female 25.1 25 25.6 25.7 45–54 Male 26.7 26.7 26.8 26.8 Female 26.9 26.7 26.6 26.3 55–64 Male 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.0 Female 27.3 27.2 27.2 27.5 65–74 Male 26.4 26.8 26.7 27.0 Female 26.3 26.5 27.0 27.3 75+ Male 25.7 25.7 25.7 26.5 Female 25.9 25.8 26.1 25.7
Table 2: Body mass index, by age Age (years) Sex Mean BMI Study Year of fieldwork 14–15 Male 19.9 The Diets of British School 1983 Female 20.7 children Department of Health (1989) 16–24 Male 22.9 The Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults Gregoryet al (1990) 1986 Female 22.9 25–34 Male 24.6 Female 23 9 35–49 Male 25.9 Female 24.8 50–64 Male 25.9 Female 26.2