Table 2.
Comparisons of survey and national BMI prevalence estimates
| Walesactual | Wales-survey | Scotland-actual | Scotland-survey | Northern-Ireland-actual | Northern Ireland-survey | England-actual | England-survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI category | ||||||||
| Under weight | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Normal weight | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.37 | 0.46 |
| Overweight | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.25 |
| Obese | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.19 |
| Morbidly obese | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
There are 12 missing BMI cases in the survey. These have been excluded from the survey prevalence estimations for above comparisons. The BMI prevalence data on England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland were obtained from their respective health survey data for 2014.