Prevalence of overweight and obesity by study year, age group and sex among 370 544 children with 507 483 BMI records
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI records | 12 676 | 14 377 | 16 100 | 16 719 | 18 684 | 20 197 | 21 398 | 23 407 | 26 058 | 28 141 | 30 142 | 29 952 | 33 898 | 34 848 | 34 420 | 33 316 | 31 673 | 30 241 | 28 914 | 22 322 |
| Boys (years) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–5 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 23.6 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 24.9 |
| 6–10 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 26.9 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 32.4 | 31.9 | 30.8 | 33.0 | 32.2 | 30.7 |
| 11–15 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.7 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 35.7 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 35.6 | 37.6 | 36.2 | 37.5 | 36.7 | 37.4 | 37.8 |
| Girls (years) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–5 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 23.8 |
| 6–10 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 22.5 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 27.6 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 31.5 | 32.2 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 31.0 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 30.4 |
| 11–15 | 29.3 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 31.2 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 33.9 | 34.5 | 35.4 | 36.7 | 35.6 | 34.9 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 35.7 | 36.0 | 35.5 | 36.7 | 36.6 |
Values are prevalence (%). Overweight (including obese)=BMI-SDS ≥85th centile.
BMI, body mass index; SDS, SD scores.