© NOO 2012 noo National Obesity Observatory Examining available data for the adult population

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Overweight and obesity among adults aged 16+ years Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adult (aged 16+) overweight and obesity: BMI ≥ 25kg/m 2 More than 6 out of 10 men are overweight or obese (66.5%) More than 5 out of 10 women are overweight or obese (57.1%)

Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 16+ years Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 16+ years Health Survey for England (3-year average) © NOO 2012 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Adult prevalence by BMI status Health Survey for England ( average) Adult (aged 16+) BMI thresholds Underweight: <18.5kg/m 2 Healthy weight: 18.5 to <25kg/m 2 Overweight: 25 to <30kg/m 2 Obese: ≥30kg/m 2 © NOO 2012

Prevalence of morbid obesity among adults aged 16+ years Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) morbid obesity: BMI ≥ 40kg/m 2

Adult (aged 18+ years) BMI distribution Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adults aged 18+ years

Change in the adult BMI distribution Health Survey for England and (population weighted) Adults aged 18+ years © NOO 2012

Adult obesity prevalence by age and sex Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 Men Women

Adult obesity prevalence by equivalised household income quintile Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Adult obesity prevalence by highest level of education Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Adult obesity prevalence by Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD 2007) quintile Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Age standardised adult obesity prevalence by ethnic group Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Age standardised adult obesity prevalence by ethnic group Health Survey for England 2004 © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

Adult obesity prevalence by social class Health Survey for England (5 year moving averages) © NOO 2012 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 MenWomen

Year of survey Mean waist circumference (cm) % with raised* waist circumference Adults aged 16+ years * Raised waist circumference is taken to be greater than 102cm in men and greater than 88cm in women % with raised waist circumference is a three year average for and Adult waist circumference Health Survey for England © NOO 2012

Raised waist circumference among adults by age Health Survey for England The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adults aged 16+ years Raised waist circumference defined as >102cm for men and >88cm for women © NOO 2012

Trend in raised waist circumference among adults Health Survey for England, © NOO 2012 The chart shows 95% confidence limits Adults aged 16+ years Raised waist circumference defined as >102cm for men and >88cm for women

Health risk categories for BMI and waist circumference Health Survey for England/NICE © NOO 2012

Change in prevalence of health risk categories Using both BMI and waist circumference; Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adults aged 16+ years Using combined waist circumference and BMI classification, as recommended by NICE

Change in prevalence of health risk categories Using both BMI and waist circumference; Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adults aged 16+ years Using combined waist circumference and BMI classification, as recommended by NICE

Health risk categories for BMI and waist circumference Proportion of adults at high or very high risk of obesity related ill-health by age Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adults aged 16+ years. The chart shows 95% confidence limits. Using combined waist circumference and BMI classification, as recommended by NICE

Proportion of adults at high or very high risk of obesity related ill-health by ethnic group Using both BMI and waist circumference; Health Survey for England © NOO 2012 Adults aged 16+ years. The chart shows 95% confidence limits. Using combined waist circumference and BMI classification, as recommended by NICE, see previous slide

Adult obesity prevalence modelled estimates National Centre for Social Research, © NOO 2012 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 London inset: Obesity prevalence (%) by Local Authority © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH

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