Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) Statistics
Data and Resources
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Data Quality at Health Board LevelCSV
Data on completeness and coverage of Primary 1 BMI Statistics at health board...
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Data Quality at Council Area LevelCSV
Data on completeness and coverage of Primary 1 BMI Statistics at council area...
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Epidemiological BMI at Health Board LevelCSV
Data on the epidemiological BMI categories in Primary 1 at health board...
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Epidemiological BMI at Council Area LevelCSV
Data on the epidemiological BMI categories in Primary 1 at council area...
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Epidemiological BMI by Gender at Health Board ...CSV
Data on the epidemiological BMI categories in Primary 1 by gender at health...
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Epidemiological BMI by Gender at Council Area ...CSV
Data on the epidemiological BMI categories in Primary 1 by gender at council...
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Epidemiological BMI by Deprivation at Health ...CSV
Data on the epidemiological BMI categories in Primary 1 by deprivation at...
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Epidemiological BMI by Deprivation at Council ...CSV
Data on the epidemiological BMI categories in Primary 1 by deprivation at...
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Clinical BMI at Health Board LevelCSV
Data on the clinical BMI categories in Primary 1 at health board level....
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Clinical BMI at Council Area LevelCSV
Data on the clinical BMI categories in Primary 1 at council area level....
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Clinical BMI by Gender at Health Board LevelCSV
Data on the clinical BMI categories in Primary 1 by gender at health board...
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Clinical BMI by Gender at Council Area LevelCSV
Data on the clinical BMI categories in Primary 1 by gender at council area...
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Clinical BMI by Deprivation at Health Board LevelCSV
Data on the clinical BMI categories in Primary 1 by deprivation at health...
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Clinical BMI by Deprivation at Council Area LevelCSV
Data on the clinical BMI categories in Primary 1 by deprivation at council...
Additional Info
Field | Value |
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Source | Child Health Systems Programme School (CHSP School) |
Author | Child Health Team |
Version | 1.0 |
Last Updated | December 20, 2022, 09:35 (GMT) |
Created | December 7, 2018, 09:55 (GMT) |
Contact Address | Child Health Team, Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB |
Subject | Child Health |
Frequency | Annual |
Time frame of data and timeliness | Data is extracted approximately a month prior to publication. |
Coverage | The target population these statistics aim to cover is all Primary 1 children in Scotland each year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on coverage of P1 reviews in 2019/20 as many of these had not been carried out prior to the closure of schools in March. Analysis of reviews for 2019/20 has shown that the Scotland level data is broadly representative of a ‘normal’ school year, nonetheless the low coverage means that Scotland level results shown should be treated with a degree of caution. Analysis of BMI distribution is shown for individual NHS Boards and local authorities where the coverage exceeds 50%, but is not shown for the areas with low coverage. |
Completeness | See the technical report (https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/6548/2020-12-15-p1-bmi-statistics-technical-report.pdf) |
Accuracy | This is an established data collection which covers a high proportion of the target population. These data are a reliable indicator of childhood (un)healthy weight in Scotland and are broadly comparable with data from other sources. |
Continuity of data | As the number of NHS Boards included in these statistics has increased since 2001/02 (from four to all fourteen Boards in Scotland), the trend for ‘all participating NHS Boards’ should be interpreted with some caution. |
Concepts and definitions | See the technical report (https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/6548/2020-12-15-p1-bmi-statistics-technical-report.pdf) |
Disclosure | The IPHS protocol on Statistical Disclosure Protocol is followed. |
Revision statement | The publication is produced from the latest data extract from CHSP School which is a dynamic system, with ongoing updating of records. Data for the previous school years are updated in the next release though any updates are expected to be minor. |
Official statistics designation | National Statistics |
Relevance and key uses of the statistics | Making information publicly available for planning, epidemiology, provision of services and providing comparative information. |
Format | CSV |
Language | English |
Links | The NHS Information Centre has published Guidance on Producing UK level Child Obesity Statistics which outlines the available data sources for child obesity statistics for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the differences in collection and analysis methods. |