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Table 5.12 Overweight or obese children and youth, by province and territory, 2005 to 2009
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| % of males | % of females | |||||||
| Canada | 23.8 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 32.2 | 43.9E | 39.4 | 28.2E | 18.5E | 29.4E | 29.4E | 29.2E |
| Prince Edward Island | 34.2 | 29.8E | 37.3E | 25.8E | 10.5E | F | F | F |
| Nova Scotia | 25.9 | 20.0E | 20.7E | 29.0E | 22.6 | 15.4E | 14.4E | 27.7E |
| New Brunswick | 29.7 | 36.8 | 28.5E | 27.3E | 23.8 | 12.6E | 18.3E | 29.1E |
| Quebec | 21.0 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 11.7E | 11.3E |
| Ontario | 23.9 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 17.8 |
| Manitoba | 25.8 | 26.2E | 32.1E | 24.1E | 15.6E | 15.4E | 14.6E | 15.5E |
| Saskatchewan | 25.0 | 23.8 | 33.6 | 25.2E | 15.1 | 19.7E | 10.2E | 9.6E |
| Alberta | 24.2 | 22.0 | 29.1 | 34.4 | 14.5 | 10.0E | 11.9E | 12.5E |
| British Columbia | 23.5 | 17.4E | 25.2 | 22.6E | 14.1 | 11.4E | 13.4E | 12.8E |
| Yukon | 26.7E | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Northwest Territories | 28.3E | F | F | F | 19.8E | F | F | F |
| Nunavut (10 largest communities) | 41.3 | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
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Notes:
Population aged 12 to 17. Based on self-reported body mass index, calculated by dividing the respondent's body weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared. |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501. | ||||||||
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