Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet: England
- Abstract
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Dataset presents a range of information on obesity, physical activity and diet, drawn together from a variety of sources. The report primarily uses Body Mass Index (BMI) as the measurement of obesity but waist circumference is also used. The data relate to England unless otherwise specified. Where figures for England are not available, figures for Great Britain or the United Kingdom have been provided.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Overweight and obesity prevalence among adults and children, physical activity levels among adults and children , trends in purchases and consumption of food and drink, and energy intake and health outcomes of being overweight or obese, Health outcomes related to alcohol misuse including hospital admissions etc
- Variables
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Obesity among adults, obesity among children, physical activity among adults, physical activity among children, diet, health outcomes
- Keywords
- Diet, physical activity, obesity, BMI, prevalence, children, income, ethnic minority, smoking, alcohol, overweight, waist circumference
- Identifier Variables
- SHA, GOR
- Economic/Subject Categories
- Nutrition
- Area of Health System
- Public health
- Data collecting organization (s)
- NHS information centre
- Data Type
- Administrative
- National/Regional
- National
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 2006, 2008, 2009
- Unit of Analysis
- Individual
- Sample
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Adults and children aged 2 to 15 living in England,
- Availability
- NHS information centre
- Conditions of Access
- Free access
- Link
- http://www.ic.nhs.uk/[…]/diet
- Contact
- enquiries@ic.nhs.uk
- Publications
- http://www.npci.org.uk/therapeutics/therap/obes/resources/obesity_dfc.pdf