This statistic displays the share of individual's body mass index in Scotland in 2020, by gender. In this year, 23 percent of men and 24 percent of women in Scotland had a body mass index of between 30 and 40. A BMI of 30 or over indicates an individual is obese/ morbidly obese.
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Distribution of adult body mass index in Scotland in 2020, by gender
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* Weighted bases: n (men)=1,859, n (women)=1,884 The source provides the following information: - BMI 25 and over is overweight/obese/morbidly obese. - 30 and over is obese/morbidly obese. - BMI 40 and over is morbidly obese.
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Scottish Government. (January 26, 2021). Distribution of adult body mass index in Scotland in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373952/adult-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Distribution of adult body mass index in Scotland in 2020, by gender." Chart. January 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373952/adult-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2021). Distribution of adult body mass index in Scotland in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373952/adult-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Distribution of Adult Body Mass Index in Scotland in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373952/adult-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
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Distribution of adult body mass index in Scotland in 2020, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, January 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373952/adult-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
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