Table 2 The proportion of obese individuals in the population and the estimated proportion of obese men and women receiving anti-obesity medication according to age and area of residence
Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obesity Prevalence | Patients on anti-obesity medication | Estimated % obese patients on treatment | Obesity prevalence | Patients on anti-obesity medication | Estimated % obese patients on treatment | |
Age group | ||||||
16-24 | 13.6 | 1162 | 6.7 | 12.0 | 152 | 0.9 |
25-34 | 23.7 | 2893 | 9.2 | 23.5 | 495 | 1.6 |
35-44 | 27.2 | 4070 | 11.0 | 28.5 | 1046 | 2.6 |
45-54 | 26.6 | 3641 | 11.1 | 31.9 | 1198 | 3.0 |
55-64 | 28.2 | 2511 | 9.3 | 29.3 | 982 | 3.5 |
65-74 | 25.6 | 1115 | 6.0 | 27.2 | 472 | 2.6 |
75+ | 19.8 | 173 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 64 | 1.0 |
Settlement band | ||||||
Urban | 22.9 | 7111 | 10.7 | 18.8 | 1978 | 3.8 |
Intermediate | 26.5 | 5009 | 7.6 | 28.9 | 1375 | 2.0 |
Rural | 20.6 | 3222 | 7.8 | 25.6 | 994 | 1.9 |
Area deprivation | ||||||
Least deprived | 19.8 | 2488 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 778 | 2.7 |
2nd | 21.3 | 2856 | 8.3 | 27.0 | 896 | 2.1 |
3rd | 23.7 | 2605 | 8.4 | 27.7 | 670 | 1.9 |
4th | 26.1 | 3302 | 8.5 | 24.7 | 864 | 2.4 |
Most deprived | 28.4 | 4091 | 10.2 | 23.8 | 1139 | 3.4 |