Body mass index and health - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 82-003-X19990014644
Description:
This article describes the prevalance of the four international body mass index (BMI) categories - underweight (18.5 or less), acceptable weight (18.6 to 24.9), overweight (25 to 29.9) and obese (30 or more) - by selected socio-demographic and lefestyle characteristics. It also examines the association between BMI and selected health problems.
Issue Number: 1999001
Main Product: Health Reports
| Format | Release date | More information |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 1999 |
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Subjects and keywords
Subjects
Keywords
- Activity limitations
- Age
- Alcohol consumption
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Back injuries
- Body mass index
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Chronic health problems
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Educational attainment
- Former smokers
- Headaches
- Health problems
- Health risk factors
- Health surveys
- High blood pressure
- Household income
- International comparisons
- Leisure time
- Lifestyle
- Obesity
- Physical activity
- Physical condition
- Place of birth
- Provincial differences
- Risk factors
- Sex
- Socioeconomic profiles
- Stroke
- Tobacco use
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