Table 2

Obesity prevalence rates* in England from 1995 to 2007 and average absolute change per annum in girls, by age groups

2–5 years6–10 years11–15 years16–18 yearsAll 2–10All 11–18
% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI), [N]% (95% CI), [N]
19954.4 (2.6 to 6.3)5.8 (3.9 to 7.7)4.6 (2.8 to 6.4)4.8 (2.4 to 7.2)5.2 (3.9 to 6.5), [1114]4.7 (3.2 to 6.1), [872]
19965.7 (3.6 to 7.8)5.9 (4.1 to 7.7)5.6 (3.6 to 7.5)3.7 (1.7 to 5.6)5.8 (4.4 to 7.2), [1178]4.9 (3.5 to 6.3), [935]
19975.7 (4.2 to 7.3)5.8 (4.5 to 7.1)4.9 (3.5 to 6.2)5.7 (2.2 to 9.2)5.8 (4.8 to 6.8), [2222]5.0 (3.7 to 6.2), [1241]
19985.5 (3.4 to 7.7)4.7 (3.0 to 6.4)5.8 (3.8 to 7.8)7.4 (4.5 to 10.4)5.1 (3.8 to 6.4), [1082]6.3 (4.7 to 8.0), [899]
19996.4 (3.3 to 9.6)7.3 (4.2 to 10.4)6.2 (3.1 to 9.2)8.7 (4.5 to 12.9)6.9 (4.7 to 9.1), [535]7.1 (4.7 to 9.6), [443]
20004.1 (1.5 to 6.8)8.3 (5.1 to 11.5)7.2 (4.3 to 10.2)6.0 (1.9 to 10.1)6.6 (4.4 to 8.8), [537]6.8 (4.4 to 9.2), [443]
20014.3 (2.3 to 6.3)6.3 (4.2 to 8.3)6.8 (4.6 to 9.0)8.4 (5.1,11.8)5.4 (4.0 to 6.8), [980]7.3 (5.5 to 9.1), [837]
20026.7 (4.9 to 8.5)8.9 (7.2,10.6)7.6 (6.0 to 9.2)7.6 (5.5 to 9.7)8.0 (6.8 to 9.2), [1948]7.6 (6.3 to 8.9), [1838]
20035.1 (2.7 to 7.5)7.2 (4.9 to 9.4)6.9 (4.7 to 9.1)7.5 (4.5,10.5)6.4 (4.7 to 8.1), [869]7.1 (5.3 to 8.9), [866]
20044.9 (1.2 to 8.6)7.1 (3.5 to 10.7)10.1 (6.1,14.1)9.4 (4.0,14.9)6.3 (3.6 to 9.0), [338]9.8 (6.6 to 13.1), [360]
20058.2 (5.0,11.5)9.8 (6.9,12.8)7.7 (5.1 to 10.2)7.0 (2.4,11.6)9.1 (7.0 to 11.3), [731]7.5 (5.3 to 9.7), [586]
20065.9 (4.1 to 7.6)6.3 (4.8 to 7.8)6.0 (4.5 to 7.4)8.9 (5.3,12.4)6.1 (5.0 to 7.2), [1845]6.7 (5.3 to 8.0), [1372]
20077.0 (5.1 to 8.8)7.6 (6.0 to 9.3)6.2 (3.9 to 6.4)5.2 (1.1 to 9.2)7.4 (6.2 to 8.5), [2021]6.1 (4.7 to 7.4), [1290]
AACA† (%)0.210.150.130.030.180.12

  • The Health Survey for England.

  • ↵* Calculated using the international classification standards.

  • ↵† Average absolute change per annum 1995–2007.