Primary 1 Children Body Mass Index - Epidemiological
Percent of children who are classed as healthy weight, overweight, obese or severely obese at their Primary 1 review.
Data
Primary 1 Children Body Mass Index - Epidemiological
Description
Note: This dataset will not be receiving updates through this portal. Please refer to the Public Health Scotland Open Data platform for the relevant data.
Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics capture important information of the growth of young children.
Epidemiological thresholds are used to define children at risk of under- or overweight and are used primarily to assess the health of the whole child population and monitor the changes in the proportion of children at risk of unhealthy weight that have been seen in Scotland over recent years.
A full publication report and technical report are available. All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found on the ISD Scotland - Child Health Website.
Metadata
| Theme | Health and Social Care |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Public Health Scotland |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Update frequency | annual |
| Reference period | 2001 to 2019 |
| Geographic coverage | Health Board Areas, Country |
| Contact | phs.childhealthstats@phs.scot |
Data quality
Completeness
It is the policy of ISD Scotland to make its web sites and products accessible according to published guidelines (see ISD website - http://www.isdscotland.org/About-ISD/Accessibility/ for more details)
Uniqueness
Not assessed
Consistency
Tables and charts are accessible via the ISD website - http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Child-Health/Child-Weight-and-Growth/
Timeliness
These statistics are updated annually.
Validity
Making information publicly available for planning, epidemiology, provision of services and providing comparative information.
Accuracy
Data are compared to previous year's figures and to expected trends.
Quality management
This is a National Statistics Publication. National Statistics status means that the official statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value. They comply with the Code of Practice for statistics and are awarded National Statistics status following an assessment by the UK Statistics Authority's regulatory arm. The Authority considers whether the statistics meet the highest standards of Code compliance, including the value they add to public decisions and debate.
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Additional details
Revisions
The ISD Statistical revisions policy is followed.
Confidentiality policy
The ISD Statistical Disclosure Protocol is followed.