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.