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Figure 98: Trend in BMI categories of year 6 girls, Hull 2005/2006 to 2008/2009
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As mentioned earlier within section 8.5.4.3, there was only a slight association between
deprivation and the prevalence of obesity for year R and year 6 pupils. The association
is so small as to be negligible for most practical purposes, in that an anti-obesity
campaign would need to target all groups by deprivation rather than just the most
deprived. There was also no significant difference in the prevalence of overweight or
obesity in children among the seven Areas or three Localities.
8.5.4.5 Hull Children Measured in Year R and Six Years Later in Year 6
Some of the children aged 10–11 years who had their height and weight measured in year
6 during the 2005/2006, 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 school years, had had their height and
weight measured when they were 4–5 years of age six years earlier during the 1999/2000,
2000/2001 and 2001/2002 school years. It was possible to „pair‟ or „match‟ these children
on the basis of their unique reference number in the Child Health System 34 . An initial
report examined the relationship from this „paired analysis‟ for children measured during
the first two years (1999/2000 and 2000/2001 versus 2005/2006 and 2006/2007) is
available at www.hullpublichealth.org. The analysis was repeated the next year including
data from the school year (year 6 children measured during 2007/2008 where children had
34 The Child Health System includes a record for every child registered with a GP in Hull (or East Riding of
Yorkshire).
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
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