Information is not available in the format requested. The most recent data available on the mean body mass index (BMI) for adults and children in England is from the 2005 Health Survey for England (HSE).
Table 1 sets out the mean BMI for adults in England in 2005.
Percentage/number Men 26.9 Women 26.9 Bases (unweighted) Men 2,930 Women 3,409 Bases (weighted) Men 3,144 Women 3,184 1 Aged 16 and over. Source: Health Survey for England 2005: Headline figures. The Information Centre.
Table 2 sets out the mean BMI for children by age in England in 2005.
Percentage/number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Boys1 — — 17.2 17.3 17.1 17.6 16.8 16.9 16.9 Girls1 — — 2[17.3] 17.0 16.8 16.6 16.3 17.0 17.2 Bases (unweighted) Boys 4 25 62 56 73 76 64 85 86 Girls 14 30 38 71 88 89 76 104 71 Bases (weighted) Boys 4 25 56 49 68 72 65 92 82 Girls 14 30 31 60 77 80 67 94 71
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Boys1 17.5 17.9 18.5 19.2 20.2 20.6 21.9 18.4 Girls1 18.3 18.3 20.0 19.8 21.5 21.8 23.0 18.7 Bases (unweighted) Boys 85 87 70 88 83 71 77 1,091 Girls 71 81 79 100 80 67 93 1,154 Bases (weighted) Boys 74 84 75 95 91 82 97 1,111 Girls 80 82 71 97 86 70 97 1,107 Notes: 1. Figures for children aged 0 and 1 are not given due small sample sizes. 2. The unweighted sample base for this category is below 50. Source: The Health Survey for England 2005: Headline Figures. The Information Centre.
Table 3 sets out the recent data available on the mean BMI for adults in the East of England Government office region (GOR) from HSE 2003. Data on the mean BMI for children in the East of England is unavailable. Information on the mean BMI for adults and children in Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Norfolk is also not available.
Percentage/number Men 27.2 Women 26.9 Bases (unweighted) Men 728 Women 825 Bases (weighted) Men 755 Women 735 1 Aged 16 and over. Source: Health Survey for England 2003. Department of Health.