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3. Trend in adult obesity prevalence (%) Health Survey for England 1993 to 2009 © NOO 2011 Three year averages shown, middle year displayed on chart Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

4. Trend in adult healthy weight prevalence (%) Health Survey for England 1993 to 2009 Three year averages shown, middle year displayed on chart Adult (aged 16+) healthy weight: BMI 18.5 to <25kg/m 2 © NOO 2011

5. Adult prevalence by BMI status (%) Health Survey for England (2007-2009 average) Adult (aged 16+) BMI thresholds Underweight: <18.5kg/m 2 Healthy weight: 18.5 to <25kg/m 2 Overweight: 25 to <30kg/m 2 Obese: ≥30kg/m 2 © NOO 2011

6. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2010 Data source: Health Survey for England, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Adult (aged 18+ years) BMI distribution Health Survey for England 2007-2009 © NOO 2011 Adults are aged 18+ years

7. Adult obesity prevalence by age and sex Health Survey for England 2006-2008 © NOO 2011 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 95% confidence limits shown

8. Adult obesity prevalence by equivalised household income quintile Health Survey for England 2004-2008 © NOO 2011 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

9. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2010 Data source: Health Survey for England, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Prevalence of obesity in adults by highest level of education Health Survey for England 2004-2008 © NOO 2011 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

10. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2010 Data source: Health Survey for England, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Prevalence of obesity in adults by ethnic group Health Survey for England 2004 © NOO 2011 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2

11. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2010 Data source: Health Survey for England, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Prevalence of obesity by social class Health Survey for England 1997-2008 (5 year moving averages) © NOO 2011 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 MalesFemales

12. Adult waist circumference Health Survey for England Year of survey Mean waist circumference (cm) % with raised* waist circumference Adults aged 16+ years * Raised waist circumference is taken to be greater than 102cm in men and greater than 88cm in women % with raised waist circumference is a three year average for 1993-95 and 2007-09 © NOO 2011 Adult waist circumference Health Survey for England

13. Health risk categories for BMI and waist circumference Health Survey for England/NICE © NOO 2011 © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2010 Data source: Health Survey for England, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)

14. Change in prevalence of health risk categories (percentage) Using both BMI and waist circumference; Health Survey for England © NOO 2011 Adults aged 16+ years Using combined waist circumference and BMI classification, as recommended by NICE

15. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2010 Data source: Health Survey for England, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Adult obesity prevalence modelled estimates National Centre for Social Research, 2006-2008 © NOO 2011 Adult (aged 16+) obesity: BMI ≥ 30kg/m 2 London inset: Obesity prevalence (%) by Local Authority © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. DH 100020290 2011

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