Trends in age-adjusted prevalence of generalised and abdominal obesity and overweight and socio-demographic factors during 1993–2008 in England.

Definitions of obesity and overweight cut-offs:1BMI≥30.0 kg/m2.2BMI≥25.0 kg/m2.3WC≥102 cm.4WC≥94 cm.5WC≥88 cm.6WC≥80 cm.7Average age of HSE sample in 18–75 age-band.8% where head of household’s occupation coded as manual.9% with shorter education relative to their age-group.10Waist circumferences were not collected in 1995–1996, 1999–2000 and 2004.