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Table 11Overweight and obesity,1 by province and territory

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Overweight and obesity, by province and territory
  Overweight, self-reported adult body mass index 25.00 to 29.99 (18 years and over) Obese, self-reported adult body mass index 30.00 or higher (18 years and over)
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
  number % number % number % number % number % number %
Canada  
2003 7,926,347 33.3 4,835,668 41.0 3,090,678 25.7 3,544,101 14.9 1,875,739 15.9 1,668,362 13.9
2005 8,132,642 33.4 4,926,770 40.9 3,205,872 26.1 3,764,664 15.5 2,022,338 16.8 1,742,326 14.2
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2003 157,681 38.6 93,578 46.3 64,103 31.0 82,085 20.1 41,708 20.7 40,377 19.5
2005 150,714 37.2 85,905 43.2 64,809 31.4 96,511 23.8 50,504 25.4 46,007 22.3
Prince Edward Island  
2003 39,154 37.1 24,253 46.7 14,900 27.8 21,717 20.6 11,907 22.9 9,810 18.3
2005 37,597 36.4 20,921 41.4 16,677 31.7 23,230 22.5 12,154 24.1 11,076 21.0
Nova Scotia by Zone  
2003 245,085 34.3 145,637 42.2 99,448 27.0 141,052 19.8 76,409 22.1 64,643 17.5
2005 256,214 35.8 155,405 45.0 100,809 27.2 148,271 20.7 71,823 20.8 76,448 20.6
New Brunswick  
2003 204,088 35.5 121,180 43.0 82,909 28.3 114,819 20.0 55,892 19.8 58,927 20.1
2005 209,778 36.5 124,066 44.1 85,712 29.3 129,306 22.5 63,586 22.6 65,719 22.5
Quebec 2  
2003 1,894,668 32.9 1,170,565 41.2 724,103 24.9 794,274 13.8 403,451 14.2 390,823 13.4
2005 1,888,637 32.3 1,134,730 39.2 753,907 25.5 828,498 14.2 454,321 15.7 374,176 12.7
Ontario  
2003 3,075,448 33.3 1,857,329 40.9 1,218,118 26.0 1,369,495 14.8 726,275 16.0 643,221 13.7
2005 3,166,975 33.4 1,922,628 41.1 1,244,347 25.9 1,427,889 15.1 762,534 16.3 665,355 13.9
Manitoba  
2003 284,517 35.0 171,012 42.5 113,505 27.7 146,509 18.0 78,944 19.6 67,565 16.5
2005 292,640 35.2 171,856 42.0 120,785 28.6 150,548 18.1 81,036 19.8 69,512 16.4
Saskatchewan  
2003 248,055 35.3 143,810 41.2 104,245 29.5 138,302 19.7 75,531 21.6 62,771 17.8
2005 248,375 35.6 150,278 43.2 98,097 28.0 143,660 20.6 79,892 23.0 63,768 18.2
Alberta  
2003 785,693 34.1 491,626 42.0 294,067 26.0 356,529 15.5 195,008 16.6 161,521 14.3
2005 824,162 34.7 507,089 42.0 317,073 27.1 374,971 15.8 212,088 17.6 162,884 13.9
British Columbia  
2003 973,357 30.7 605,367 38.6 367,990 23.0 366,271 11.6 203,778 13.0 162,493 10.2
2005 1,036,982 32.0 641,079 39.9 395,903 24.2 427,126 13.2 227,166 14.1 199,960 12.2
Yukon Territory  
2003 6,593 29.9 4,105 37.1 2,488 22.7 4,546 20.6 2,205 19.9 2,341 E 21.4 E
2005 7,290 30.3 4,484 36.9 2,806 23.5 4,295 17.8 1,801 E 14.8 E 2,494 20.9
Northwest Territories  
2003 8,942 31.2 5,377 36.3 3,565 25.8 6,306 22.0 3,472 23.4 2,834 20.5
2005 9,636 32.6 6,120 39.1 3,516 25.3 7,245 24.5 3,757 24.0 3,488 25.1
Nunavut  
2003 3,065 28.3 1,828 31.8 1,237 24.3 2,197 20.3 1,160 20.2 1,037 E 20.4 E
2005 3,643 30.4 2,210 35.0 1,433 25.2 3,114 25.9 1,675 26.5 1,439 25.3
1.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, the index for body weight classification is: less than 18.50 (underweight); 18.50 to 24.99 (normal weight); 25.00 to 29.99 (overweight); 30.00 to 34.99 (obese, class I); 35.00 to 39.99 (obese, class II); 40.00 or greater (obese, class III).
2.
No data available for "Région du Nunavik" and "Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James".
Source(s):
CANSIM table 105-0400.
Date Modified: 2007-12-06

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