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Title
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Percentage of adults who reported being overweight or obese (age-standardised) |
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Description
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Percentage of adults who reported being overweight or obese (age-standardised) is from the Welsh health survey. Overweight or obese is defined as having a reported Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25+. BMI is calculated as weight (kg) divided by squared height (m2). The counts are age standardised to allow for the different mix of population ages in each unitary authority. The counts are age standardised to allow for the different mix of population ages in each unitary authority. |
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Unit of analysis
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Percentage |
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Date available
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July 2015 |
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Frequency of publication
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Annual |
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Service / policy area
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Health |
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Subject
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Welsh health survey |
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Part of
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Welsh Health Survey |
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Publisher
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Welsh Government (WG) |
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Guidance
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Welsh Health Survey User Guide |
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Rights
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You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see website for further details. |
