NOO works in partnership with the Obesity Learning Centre
Obesity data visualisation
NOO e-atlases - now including 2010/11 NCMP data
NOO has created a set of e-atlases; these tools enable users to examine data on obesity, its determinants and associated diseases for adults and children at Local Authority, Primary Care Trust and Middle Super Output Area level. The new child LA and PCT e-atlases include five years of data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) 2006/07 to 2010/11. NOO is continuing to develop these interactive tools, adding more indicators and functionality.
Adult obesity prevalence
In order to provide an estimation of obesity prevalence at sub-regional level the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) have produced modelled estimates of adult obesity prevalence by local authority for 2006-2008. These data have been mapped and are presented alongside contextual data from the Health Survey for England to support local level work on tackling obesity in the adult population.
Download: Adult Obesity Prevalence Poster
National Child Measurement Programme
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) datasets for 2008/09 and 2009/10 both contain over one million measurements of school children aged 4-5 years (Reception) and 10-11 years (Year 6).
In addition to the interactive obesity e-atlases NOO is producing a series of static data visualisations. These examine data from the NCMP with the aim of making the analysis more accessible to a wider audience.
NOO will be conducting further NCMP analysis using the 2009/10 dataset over the coming months.
Child obesity statistics for PCT Clusters
A set of maps and charts illustrating the variation in child obesity and healthy weight across the new Primary Care Trust (PCT) clusters in England. It also illustrates the relationship between obesity prevalence and level of sociceconomic deprivation, and describes the level of participation in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for all PCT clusters.
Prevalence of healthy weight in the 2009/10 NCMP
Prevalence data from the 2009/10 NCMP are presented, showing the variation in healthy weight among children by Local Authority, and regional health inequalities in healthy weight by socioeconomic status.
Participation in the 2009/10 NCMP and changes in data quality between 2006/07 and 2009/10
Data quality and participation in the NCMP have improved substantially over the past four years. These graphics demonstrate the improvements and show PCT level participation in the 2009/10 NCMP along with reasons provided by PCTs for non-participation.
Child obesity and deprivation
Data from the NOO e-atlas have been presented in static format, examining the relationship between child obesity and deprivation at local authority level. Obesity prevalence for children is known to be closely linked to socioeconomic status, with higher obesity prevalence in more deprived areas.
Click to view child obesity and deprivation data visualisation
Trend in NCMP participation
Participation has increased substantially since the first year of national child measurements (2005/06) when under 50% of eligible children were measured. These maps show this increase in NCMP participation rate from 2005/06 to 2008/09 at PCT level.
2008/09 NCMP child obesity prevalence
Obesity prevalence figures based on the 2008/09 NCMP data are available in both table and map format from the NHS Information Centre. The following maps complement the IC's analysis, showing reported obesity prevalence at Primary Care Trust (PCT) level compared to the national average. These maps take into account the margin of error around the prevalence figures for both England and the PCT. They differ from those already published by the IC as they show significant differences from the England average rather than the actual obesity prevalence for PCTs.
The 2008/09 NOO NCMP report was published in June 2010.
Click to view 2008/09 NOO NCMP report
Click to view NCMP prevalence map
Adult Obesity 1993-2009
NOO is developing a variety of data visualisation tools to display and enable users to analyse data on obesity and its determinants.
Currently available on the website is a dynamic map displaying regional trends in obesity prevalence for males and females from 1993 to 2009. The data will be updated annually.