Obesity: data introduction

The following data pages provide access to detailed statistics on obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI). For more information on BMI and other measures of obesity, including waist hip ratio and waist circumference, see the measurement section.

Table 1 summarises the dimensions/geographies at which the data are presented, either within the data pages which follow or through hyperlinks to other websites.

Table 1: Data availability for Scotland

Data dimensions/geographies	Data presented? (Y=yes; N=no)
By gender	Y
By age group	Y
By deprivation group	Y
By NHS board area	Y
By community health partnership (CHP) area	N
Time trend	Y
International comparison	Y