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Table 17.7 Healthy aging indicators, by age group and sex, 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 17.7 healthy aging indicators males, females, 45 to 54, 55 to 64, 65 to 74, 75 to 84 and 85 and older, calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Males Females
  45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 and older 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85 and older
  number
CataractsNote 1 29,497Note E: Use with caution 90,805 167,666 169,574 49,912 43,810Note E: Use with caution 139,979 271,369 264,718 113,760
Chronic conditions, at least oneNote 2 1,638,115 1,480,793 988,947 578,371 154,420 1,809,405 1,661,135 1,139,522 761,590 294,927
FallsNote 3 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 174,103 122,652 39,341 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 235,396 200,806 93,186
GlaucomaNote 4 Note F: too unreliable to be published 44,900 50,873 62,193 21,666 29,666Note E: Use with caution 44,456 57,266 77,181 43,544
Mouth unhealthyNote 5 337,364 277,613 131,771 89,988 25,529 307,732 214,084 114,145 94,249 52,282
Nutritional risk, highNote 6 905,892 695,546 319,963 179,754 54,955 1,096,371 762,013 445,276 318,873 117,095
OsteoporosisNote 7 52,420Note E: Use with caution 50,884 48,414 44,278 14,774 143,140 321,467 319,453 260,912 100,561
Sleeping troubleNote 8 445,948 315,850 188,332 119,064 27,367 665,771 551,092 307,679 194,286 69,688
Social participation, family and friend activitiesNote 9 2,282,283 1,700,478 1,001,839 529,030 135,494 2,375,701 1,859,812 1,104,337 683,171 241,728
Social participation, religious activitiesNote 9 702,678 565,585 428,139 281,191 75,921 816,999 733,435 585,383 407,593 151,207
Social participation, sports and physical activitiesNote 9 1,380,068 925,831 478,029 190,388 38,107 1,312,584 903,232 480,837 203,717 43,987
Social participation, volunteer activitiesNote 9 561,982 444,794 304,879 147,830 22,551 615,418 584,456 382,524 174,288 36,168
Social participation, at least once a monthNote 10 2,449,255 1,814,107 1,066,742 580,240 150,318 2,508,595 1,946,228 1,180,844 740,479 266,432
Thyroid conditionNote 11 66,606Note E: Use with caution 79,826 62,448 55,001 16,418 320,628 330,021 248,677 174,736 63,335
  %
CataractsNote 1 1.1Note E: Use with caution 4.6 14.6 26.2 28.9 1.7Note E: Use with caution 6.8 21.6 32.3 35.8
Chronic conditions, at least oneNote 2 63.0 75.6 87.3 91.2 91.2 69.0 81.6 92.0 94.5 95.3
FallsNote 3 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 15.1 19.0 22.8 Note .: not available for any reference period Note .: not available for any reference period 18.7 24.5 29.4
GlaucomaNote 4 Note F: too unreliable to be published 2.3 4.4 9.7 12.6 1.1Note E: Use with caution 2.2 4.6 9.4 13.7
Mouth unhealthyNote 5 18.2 20.3 16.8 21.4 25.4 16.5 14.6 13.2 18.0 26.9
Nutritional risk, highNote 6 35.9 36.3 28.7 29.2 34.7 42.1 38.0 36.1 40.4 41.2
OsteoporosisNote 7 2.0Note E: Use with caution 2.6 4.2 6.9 8.6 5.4 15.7 25.5 31.9 31.8
Sleeping troubleNote 8 17.6 16.4 16.8 19.1 16.9 25.4 27.3 24.8 24.4 23.8
Social participation, family and friend activitiesNote 9 87.5 86.3 87.2 82.2 78.7 90.2 91.0 87.9 83.7 76.3
Social participation, religious activitiesNote 9 27.0 28.7 37.3 43.8 44.1 31.1 35.9 46.7 49.9 47.7
Social participation, sports and physical activitiesNote 9 53.0 47.0 41.6 29.6 22.1 49.9 44.3 38.3 25.0 13.9
Social participation, volunteer activitiesNote 9 21.6 22.6 26.6 23.0 13.1 23.4 28.6 30.5 21.4 11.4
Social participation, at least once a monthNote 10 94.3 92.2 93.0 90.7 87.4 95.6 95.6 94.1 90.8 84.3
Thyroid conditionNote 11 2.6Note E: Use with caution 4.0 5.4 8.5 9.5 12.2 16.1 19.8 21.3 20.0
. not available for any reference period
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Notes: Population aged 45 and older. Excludes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
1. Diagnosed with cataracts that are expected to last, or have already lasted, 6 months or more.
2. Diagnosed with at least one chronic condition that is expected to last, or has already lasted, 6 months or more.
3. Self-reported in the last 12 months.
4. Diagnosed with glaucoma that is expected to last, or has already lasted, 6 months or more.
5. Self-reported that the health of their mouth is fair or poor.
6. Population who report overall measures of nutritional risk based on 10 questions pertaining to weight changes, and food and beverage consumption and preparation.
7. Diagnosed with osteoporosis that is expected to last, or has already lasted, 6 months or more.
8. Self-reported as having trouble going to or staying asleep most or all of the time.
9. Participated in the last 12 months.
10. Participated in community-related activities based on 8 social participation questions.
11. Diagnosed by a health professional as having a thyroid condition that is expected to last, or has already lasted, 6 months or more.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-1200.
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