Obesity prevalence in England 2000-2022, by gender

The prevalence of obesity among adults in England has been generally been trending upwards since 2000. In that year, 21 percent of men and women in England were classified as obese. However, by 2022 this share was 30 percent among women and 28 percent among men. Obesity causing strain on health service As the prevalence of obesity is increasing in England, the number of hospital admissions as a result of obesity has also increased. In the period 2019/20, around eight thousand women and nearly 2.7 thousand men were admitted to hospital. A huge rise from the admission levels fifteen years previously. The highest number of admissions due to obesity were found in the age group 45 to 54 years, with over 3.1 thousand admissions in that age group. Situation in Scotland In Scotland in 2022, the mean Body Mass Index of women was 28.1 and for men it was 27.9. A BMI of over 25 is classed as overweight. While the prevalence of obesity or morbid obesity in Scotland in 2020 was 30 percent among women and 26 percent among men.

自2000年以来，英格兰成年人肥胖的发病率总体呈上升趋势。当年，英格兰的男性和女性中有21%被归类为肥胖。然而，到2022年，这一比例在女性中上升至30%，在男性中上升至28%。肥胖问题对医疗服务造成压力。随着英格兰肥胖发病率的不断上升，因肥胖而入院的人数也有所增加。在2019/20年间，约有8000名女性和近2700名男性因肥胖而入院，这一数字较十五年前有大幅上升。肥胖导致的入院高峰出现在45至54岁年龄组，该年龄组共有超过3100人入院。苏格兰的情况。在2022年，苏格兰女性的平均体质指数为28.1，男性的平均体质指数为27.9。体质指数超过25被归类为超重。而截至2020年，苏格兰肥胖或病态肥胖的发病率在女性中为30%，在男性中为26%。