Prevalence of overweight - Year 6 - ICP Outcomes Framework - Resident Locality

This dataset presents the percentage of children in Year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years) who are classified as overweight or living with obesity. It is a key indicator of childhood health and wellbeing, reflecting dietary habits, physical activity levels, and broader environmental and socioeconomic factors.

Rationale

Reducing the proportion of children in Year 6 who are overweight or obese is a major public health priority. Childhood obesity is associated with a higher risk of physical and mental health problems, both in childhood and later in life. Monitoring this indicator supports the development of targeted prevention strategies and health promotion initiatives in schools and communities.

Numerator

The numerator is the number of children in Year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years) with a valid height and weight measurement who are classified as living with obesity or severe obesity. Data are collected through the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and reported by NHS England.

Denominator

The denominator is the total number of children in Year 6 with a valid height and weight measurement recorded by the NCMP.

Caveats

There is potential for error in the collection, collation, and interpretation of the data. This includes possible bias due to poor response rates or selective opt-out by participants, which may affect the representativeness of the results.

External References

Fingertips Public Health Profiles – Prevalence of Overweight (Year 6)

Localities Explained

This dataset contains data based on either the resident locality or registered locality of the patient, a distinction is made between resident locality and registered locality populations:

• Resident Locality refers to individuals who live within the defined geographic boundaries of the locality. These boundaries are aligned with official administrative areas such as wards and Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs).
• Registered Locality refers to individuals who are registered with GP practices that are assigned to a locality based on the Primary Care Network (PCN) they belong to. These assignments are approximate—PCNs are mapped to a locality based on the location of most of their GP surgeries. As a result, locality-registered patients may live outside the locality, sometimes even in different towns or cities.

This distinction is important because some health indicators are only available at GP practice level, without information on where patients actually reside. In such cases, data is attributed to the locality based on GP registration, not residential address.

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