Previously published studies of prevalence rates for obesity and overweight in British children
| Author, publication date | Study population | Sample size | Prevalence of overweight, % | Prevalence of obesity, % | Standard used (reference no.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||
| Reilly, 1999 | Avon 1991–92 birth cohort, aged 2 years | 1031 | 13.9 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 12 |
| Reilly, 1999 | Aged 5.5 years | 972 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 12 |
| Bundred, 2001 | Wirral 1998, under 4 years | 2633 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Chinn, 2001 | White primary schoolchildren, aged 4–11 years | ||||||
| England 1974 | 8010 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 10 | |
| Chinn, 2001 | England 1984 | 6267 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 10 |
| Chinn, 2001 | England 1994 | 5874 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 10 |
| Rudolf, 2001 | England 1994 | 975 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 12 |