http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Scots obesity levels rise after 'clerical error' revealed en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:32:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10848#post-120525 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 13:52:03 +0000 crowriver 120525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Obesity levels in Scotland are much worse than shown in official figures released earlier this year.</p> <p>A "clerical error" meant statistics, published in June, underestimated the scale of the problem.</p> <p>The original data failed to include details of the most morbidly obese Scots</p> <p>Now the Scottish government minister for sport, Shona Robison, has apologised for the omission and has issued revised tables.</p> <p>In a parliamentary response, Ms Robison stated in June that 26% of males and 23.5% of females were clinically obese.</p> <p>However, those figures have now been increased significantly.</p> <p>The minister has confirmed her first response did not include details of those with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 40 - defined as the most morbidly obese.</p> <p>When they are added, the proportion of obese males aged 16-plus increased to 27.7%.</p> <p>And the total for females rises substantially by more than four per cent to 27.6%.</em></p> <p>Continues at: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-23552735" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-23552735</a> </p>