Tool 2 - Obesity ready-reckoner - Children aged 1-15 years

This tool can be used to estimate the number of children aged 1-15 years within a primary care trust who are obese or overweight.

Simply fill the cell values as per the instructions

TOOL: READY-RECKONER: Children aged 1-15 years

Tool: Obesity prevalence ready-reckoner - Children aged 1 – 15 years

		PCT population			Estimate of number of children who are obese
		(Enter actual numbers)			(UK National BMI Percentile Classification)
	Age	Boys (A)	Girls (B)		Boys (C)	Girls (D)
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	15
16	SUB-TOTAL
17	TOTAL

Source: The formulae for obesity are based on the Health Survey for England 2006.

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