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* Sex and age differences in overweight and obesity *
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Overweight and obesity increases with age.  

In 2006, about 34% of men and 32% of women aged 16 to 24 were overweight or obese compared to 80% of men aged 55 to 64 and 73% of women aged 65 to 74.

The prevalence of central obesity also increased with age, especially in men. About 10% of men and 17% of women aged 16 to 24 had central obesity compared to 51% of men and 60% of women aged 65 to 74.

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* Body mass index by sex and age, England, Scotland and Wales, latest available year (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2004 (2005); Scottish Health Survey 2003 (2005); Welsh Health Survey 2003/04 (2005).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Body mass index by sex and age, England, Scotland and Wales, latest available year (Table)
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* Prevalence of overweight and obesity by age, men, latest available year, England, Scotland and Wales (Figure)
Source: Health Survey for England 2004 (2005); Scottish Health Survey 2003 (2005); Welsh Health Survey 2003/04 (2005).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of overweight and obesity by age, men, latest available year, England, Scotland and Wales (Figure)Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation - Prevalence of overweight and obesity by age, men, latest available year, England, Scotland and Wales (Figure)
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* Prevalence of overweight and obesity by age, women, latest available year, England, Scotland and Wales (Figure)
Source: Health Survey for England 2004 (2005); Scottish Health Survey 2003 (2005); Welsh Health Survey 2003/04 (2005).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of overweight and obesity by age, women, latest available year, England, Scotland and Wales (Figure)Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation - Prevalence of overweight and obesity by age, women, latest available year, England, Scotland and Wales (Figure)
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* Prevalence of a raised waist to hip ratio by sex and age, 2003, England and Scotland (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2003 (2004) Scottish Health Survey 2003 (2005). 		 
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of a raised waist to hip ratio by sex and age, 2003, England and Scotland (Table)
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* Prevalence of overweight and obesity by sex and age, adults aged 16 and over, 2006, England (Figure)
Source: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of overweight and obesity by sex and age, adults aged 16 and over, 2006, England (Figure)
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* Prevalence of a raised waist to hip ratio by sex and age, adults aged 16 and over, 2006, England (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of a raised waist to hip ratio by sex and age, adults aged 16 and over, 2006, England (Table)
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* Body mass index by sex and age, adults aged 16 and over, 2006, England (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Body mass index by sex and age, adults aged 16 and over, 2006, England (Table)
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