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  • 1. The missing middle: Exploring light-intensity physical activity and how it relates to health among adults in Canada
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600900001
    Description: The health benefits of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are well established, as are the detrimental impacts of excess sedentary time. Less is known about the benefits of activity undertaken at intensities between sedentary and moderate. Using Actical accelerometer data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2019), this study examines how average daily minutes spent in each movement intensity and average daily steps accumulated in each intensity band varied across population groups by age and sex. It also examines the associations between movement intensities and health indicators.
    Release date: 2026-09-16
  • 2. Canadian Health Measures Survey: Direct health measures interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024024
    Description: This interactive dashboard provides Canadians, researchers and decision-makers with access to nationally representative direct health measures collected through the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). Users can examine selected health indicators by age group, sex, and survey cycle, enabling comparisons across population groups and over time.
    Release date: 2026-07-24
  • 3. Health Fact Sheets
    Journals and periodicals: 82-625-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: Health fact sheets will include short, focused, single-theme analysis documents. Over the course of the series, analysis will include topics on: Health conditions, lifestyle, well-being, disability, prevention and detection of disease, deaths, pregnancy and birth, health care services and environmental factors.
    Release date: 2026-05-20
  • 4. Weight change over time and obesity in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026019
    Description: This infographic explores trends in Canadians’ weight over time, as well as how obesity may impact health.
    Release date: 2026-04-09
  • 5. Assessing obesity beyond body mass index: Integrating physiological and functional indicators of impairment in national health surveillance
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202600300001
    Description: Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to estimate obesity prevalence; however, reliance on BMI alone can lead to an incomplete understanding of obesity’s impact on health. In line with the 2025 recommendations of the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, this study used measured and self-reported data from the 2016 to 2019 Canadian Health Measures Survey to combine population-level measures of excess adiposity with indicators of physiological dysfunction and activity limitation across eight body system domains. Clinical and preclinical obesity were characterized by excess adiposity and progressive obesity-related impairment among Canadian adults.
    Release date: 2026-03-18
  • 6. Cardiovascular health measures of the household population
    Table: 13-10-0326-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Cardiovascular health measures of the household population, by sex and age group.
    Release date: 2026-03-10
  • 7. Chemistry panel of the household population
    Table: 13-10-0332-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Chemistry panel of the household population, by sex and age group.
    Release date: 2026-03-10
  • 8. Complete blood count of the household population
    Table: 13-10-0333-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Complete blood count of the household population, by sex and age group.
    Release date: 2026-03-10
  • 9. Hormone measures of the household population
    Table: 13-10-0334-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Hormone measures of the household population by sex and age group.
    Release date: 2026-03-10
  • 10. Nutritional status of the household population
    Table: 13-10-0336-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Nutritional status of the household population, by sex and age group.
    Release date: 2026-03-10
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  • 11. Average time spent sedentary, measured with an ActiGraph accelerometer, by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0967-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Average time spent sedentary of the household population, by age group and sex. Sedentary time was measured using an ActiGraph accelerometer.
    Release date: 2025-10-17
  • 12. Average time spent being physically active measured with an ActiGraph accelerometer, by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0968-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Average time spent being physically active (light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) of the household population, by age group and sex. Physical activity was measured using an ActiGraph accelerometer.
    Release date: 2025-10-17
  • 13. Adherence to physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep recommendations based on self-reported and ActiGraph accelerometer-measured data, by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0969-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Adherence to physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep recommendations of the household population, by age group and sex. Sleep and screen-time were self-reported while total sedentary time and physical activity were measured using an ActiGraph accelerometer.
    Release date: 2025-10-17
  • 14. Overweight and obesity based on measured body mass index, by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0373-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Number and percentage of Canadians aged 5 to 79 with a measured body mass index categorized as overweight or obese, by age group and sex.

    Release date: 2025-10-02
  • 15. Average blood pressure and heart rate measured using an OMRON blood pressure monitor, by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0965-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Average blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) and heart rate measurements of the household population, by age group and sex. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured using the OMRON blood pressure monitor.
    Release date: 2025-10-02
  • 16. Health of Canadians
    Table: 82-570-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description: The Health of Canadians report brings together important health data, both for the population overall and for specific groups, to provide a comprehensive portrait of population health and to shed light on health disparities. It includes key statistics on population health such as health outcomes (e.g., chronic conditions), health behaviours (e.g., exercise, nutrition), access to health care (e.g., unmet health care needs) and determinants of health (e.g., age, income).

    The Health of Canadians report is meant to be used by our federal, provincial and territorial partners, as well as health professionals, researchers, and policymakers across the country to inform policies and plans, leading to better, more equitable health outcomes for all Canadians.
    Release date: 2025-03-05
  • 17. Vitamin D status of Canadians, combined cycles, by age group and sex
    Table: 13-10-0872-01
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Vitamin D status of Canadians aged 3 to 79, by age group and sex. Data was collected between 2007 and 2019 and represents Canadians living in the 10 provinces (territories were excluded).
    Release date: 2023-11-28
  • 18. Diabetes prevalence, awareness, treatment and control, combined cycles, by age group and sex, Canada (excluding territories)
    Table: 13-10-0873-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number and percentage of Canadians aged 20 to 79 with diabetes, prediabetes, as well as diabetes awareness, pharmaceutical treatment and glycemic control among those with diabetes by age group and sex.
    Release date: 2023-11-20
  • 19. Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1 Oral Health: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 13-25-0008
    Description: The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Cycle 1 oral health public use microdata file (PUMF) is now available. The PUMF consists of 307 variables from the oral health examination completed as part the CHMS, a subset of variables present or recoded from the master file. Data was collected from 2007 to 2009 from approximately 6,000 people in 15 communities randomly selected across Canada and represents 97% of the Canadian population aged 6 to 79 years old. The Oral Health module of the CHMS is a result of a collaborative partnership between three federal departments: Statistics Canada, Health Canada and the Department of National Defence.
    Release date: 2023-03-01
  • 20. Bone health measures of the household population
    Table: 13-10-0827-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Bone health measures of the household population, by sex and age group.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
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Analysis (175) (30 to 40 of 175 results)

  • 31. Data profile: The Statistics Canada Biobank
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202201100003
    Description:

    The Statistics Canada Biobank is a valuable source of nationally representative health information. It contains biospecimens collected from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) and the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey (CCAHS). This data resource profile aims to provide an overview of the Statistics Canada Biobank to inform researchers and data users about the program and how it can be used as a resource for the advancement of health-related research.

    Release date: 2022-11-16
  • 32. How sedentary are Canadian adults? It depends on the measure
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202201000002
    Description:

    Canadian adults spend a large proportion of their day engaged in sedentary behaviour, which in excess, is a risk factor for hypertension, obesity, depression, chronic conditions and premature mortality. Using data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) and the new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18-64 years and 65 years and older, the purpose of this study is to compare the percentages of Canadians meeting three different sedentary thresholds (less than and equal to 3 hours per day of screen time, less than and equal to 7 per day of self-reported sitting time and less than and equal to 9 hours per day of accelerometer-measured sedentary time).

    Release date: 2022-10-19
  • 33. The influence of removing the 10-minute bout requirement on the demographic, behaviour and health profiles of Canadian adults who meet the physical activity recommendations
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200800001
    Description:

    The physical activity (PA) recommendation was recently revised in the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults. The 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) went from requiring that MVPA be accrued in bouts of 10 minutes or more (bouted) to having no bout requirement (non-bouted). Using adult accelerometer data from three combined cycles of the nationally representative Canadian Health Measures Survey, this study compared adherence to the bouted and non-bouted recommendations, and assessed differences in sociodemographic, health and fitness measures.

    Release date: 2022-08-18
  • 34. Health associations with meeting the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for adults: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200100002
    Description:

    The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults (18-64 years and 65 years or older) were launched in October 2020 and provide evidence-based recommendations for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep. The purpose of this study was to examine whether meeting the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines overall, and different combinations of recommendations within the guidelines, was associated with health indicators in a representative sample of Canadian adults.

    Release date: 2022-01-19
  • 35. Trends in physical fitness among Canadian adults, 2007 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202101100001
    Description: The fitness levels of Canadian adults declined substantially between 1981 and the years 2007 to 2009, suggesting a reduction in population health. This paper updates the fitness trends of Canadians aged 20 to 69 years by extending the time period to 2017.
    Release date: 2021-11-17
  • 36. Lower body bone structure and muscle function in Canadian older adults and seniors, 2016 to 2019
    Articles and reports: 82-625-X202100100004
    Description:

    This document provides descriptive results of the muscle and bone density of the tibia. Descriptive results for lower limb muscle power and force are also presented.

    Release date: 2021-10-27
  • 37. Hypertension associated with hearing health problems among Canadian adults aged 19 to 79 years
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202101000002
    Description:

    Hypertension is a common condition experienced by close to one-quarter of the adult population in Canada. There is evidence that this condition or the medications used to treat it may lead to hearing health problems. The purpose of this study is to quantify associations between hypertension and hearing health problems—defined as having hearing loss, tinnitus or both conditions for adults aged 19 to 79 years. Data from cycles 3 (2012 to 2013) and 4 (2014 to 2015) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey are used.

    Release date: 2021-10-20
  • 38. Hearing health of Canadian adults Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021077
    Description:

    This infographic provides information on the prevalence of hearing loss, tinnitus, or both conditions among Canadian adults. The prevalence of each condition is presented by sex and age group. Also included is the proportion who are unaware of their hearing loss.

    Release date: 2021-10-20
  • 39. Data profile: Expanding the research potential of the Canadian Health Measures Survey using paired respondent data Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100700001
    Description: The family environment is an important influence on the health and behaviours of children. Few large-scale datasets include detailed and objectively measured health data about multiple individuals from the same family who are living in the same household. The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) is a repeating, cross-sectional survey that selects two members of a household-a child and a randomly selected older member of the household aged 12 to 79 years-with at least one child aged 3 to 11 years in residence. These paired respondent records, available in the CHMS relationship files, provide unique opportunities to researchers interested in examining associations between two members of the same household for health behaviours and outcomes. This paper highlights the unique features, recommendations for use and research potential of paired data in the CHMS relationship files.
    Release date: 2021-07-21
  • 40. Cholesterol levels of adults, 2016-2019 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-625-X202100100003
    Description:

    This is a health fact sheet about blood cholesterol levels among Canadians 18 to 79 years of age. The results are based on the combined data from cycle 5 (2016-2017) and cycle 6 (2018-2019) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

    Release date: 2021-06-28
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  • 1. Canadian Health Measures Survey: Information for Participants Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-629-X2016001
    Description: Introductory video for the survey provided to respondents at the household and posted on the Canadian Health Measures Survey Respondent relations (Statcan) website.
    Release date: 2016-01-05

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