Children with an underweight body mass index in Scotland 2022, by gender and age

Published by
Conor Stewart,
Dec 13, 2023

This statistic displays the share of children with an underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2022, by gender and age. In that year, five percent of girls and three percent of boys were at risk of being underweight.

Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2022, by gender and age

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Release date

December 2023

Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

March to April, 2022

Number of respondents

712*

Age group

2-15 years

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Scottish Government and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

 Weighted bases:, n (boys)=366, n (girls)=345.
The source provides the following information:
- children whose body mass index was more than seven standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table.

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