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Obesity
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the obesity levels were for (a) children and (b) adults in (i) each health authority area and (ii) each local authority area for the past 30 years in descending order according to the most recent figures. [45565]
Caroline Flint: The data are not available in the format requested. The main source of data on the prevalence of obesity is the Health Survey for England (HSE).
Data on obesity prevalence in children are available at a national level from the Health Survey for England 2002. This survey is available on the Department's website at: www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/doh/survey02/hse02.htm. The children's sample size of the HSE does not allow figures to be produced at the level of strategic health authority (SHA) or local authority area.
Data on obesity in adults are shown in table 1. The table provides the proportion of adults, aged 16 and over, who are obese (mean body mass index (BMI) over 30) for each SHA between 1994 and 2002. Data for earlier years are not available. The results from the table are taken from the Health Survey for England: Health and lifestyles indicators for Strategic Health Authorities 1994–2002 report. The data shows BMI as a three-year moving average, with the latest data available in this format being 2000–2002. The sample size of the HSE does not allow figures to be produced at the level of local health authority areas.
Notes
In the SI (significance indicator) column, High"/"Low" indicate age standardised values for this SHA that are significantly higher/lower than the England average, at the 95 per cent. confidence level.
LCL= Lower 95 per cent. confidence interval; UCL= Upper 95 per cent. confidence interval
Source:
Health Survey for England: Health and Lifestyle indicators for Strategic Health Authorities 1994–2002 Department of Health
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Source:
Health Survey for England 2003—Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary school pupils in (a) England, (b) London, (c) London borough of Hillingdon and (d) Uxbridge constituency are identified as (i) overweight and (ii) obese. [46592]
Caroline Flint: The data are not available in the format requested. The main source of data on the prevalence of obesity is the health survey for England (HSE). The sample size of the health survey does not allow figures to be produced at the level of London boroughs or parliamentary constituencies. For children, aged two to 10 years, national and Government office region (GOR) figures are presented using the national BMI percentile classification.
The available information is presented in the two following tables, using the estimated obesity and/or overweight prevalence results of the HSE for 2001, 2002 and 2003. The national level data presented are the most recent available, and shows overweight and obesity
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prevalence among children. Data at GOR level is only available for obesity prevalence. GOR data provided are the most recent available and use combined information from the 2001 and 2002 surveys.
Notes:
Prevalence based on the UK national BMI percentile classification.
Source:
Obesity among children under 11, 2005". Department of Health and the Health and Social Care Information Centre
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| Children aged two-10-years with valid BMI | |
|---|---|
| Obese percentage | 18.2 |
| Bases (weighted) | 830 |
| Bases (unweighted) | 701 |
Notes:
Prevalence based on the UK national BMI percentile classification.
Source:
Obesity among children under 11, 2005". Department of Health and the Health and Social Care Information Centre
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