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collected within focus groups as part of the Attitudes to Health project conducted during
2007 (see section 13.2.2.1 on page 794).
8.5.6 Overweight and Obesity in Relation to Deprivation
8.5.6.1 Adults
The percentage of persons living in Hull classified as overweight or obese (with a BMI of
25-29.9 and with a BMI of 30 or more respectively) from the Prevalence Survey 2009 is
given in Figure 103 by local deprivation quintile. There is a statistically significant trend
over the deprivation quintiles for the percentage obese ( 2 test for trend, 6.5, p=0.01).
However, whilst there is a statistically significant difference in the percentage overweight
and obese combined among the five deprivation quintiles ( 2 test, 12.7, df=1, p=0.013),
there is no statistically significant trend over the five deprivation quintiles ( 2 test for trend,
2.1, p=0.65). Therefore, given this association and the relatively high prevalence in all
quintile groups, there is a necessity to have a broad approach to reducing obesity across
all of Hull. The underlying data for the figure is given in the APPENDIX on page 867.
Figure 103: Percentage of overweight and obese by deprivation for Hull
Percentage overweight / obese
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Local Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 quintile
Overweight Obese
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