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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011

Variable Details

VariableDbUKbmi
LabelDb UK BMI national classification standards
Responses
1 Underweight (less than or equal to 5th percentile) 45
2 Healthy weight (greater than 5th centile and less than 85th 1508
3 Overweight (greater than or equal to 85th centile and less t 349
4 Obese (greater than or equal to 95th centile) 273
-4 Not applicable: height and/or weight not measured 269
-2 Unreliable height or weight measurement 56
-1 Not applicable: birth cohort 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGrowing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweeps 1-6, 2005-2011
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