Research and analysis

Differences in child obesity by ethnic group

Obesity prevalence data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) showing variations by ethnicity.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 23 January 2019

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Differences in child obesity by ethnic group

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This ad hoc statistical publication presents analyses of National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data collected in the 2016 to 2017 school year. It shows how child obesity prevalence varies by ethnicity, after adjustment for other explanatory variables.

The NCMP is an annual programme that measures the height and weight of over 1 million children in Reception (aged 4 to 5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years) in state maintained schools in England.

Published 23 January 2019