Table 4
Ratio of energy intake and predicted energy expenditure of all respondents and plausible respondents, by body mass index (BMI) category, age group and sex, household population aged 12 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

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  All respondents Plausible respondents
Ratio EI:EE Standard error Ratio EI:EE Standard error
Total 0.90 0.01 0.98 0.01
Body mass index category
Normal 1.00 0.01 1.01 0.01
Overweight 0.87 0.01 0.97 0.01
Obese 0.79 0.01 0.96 0.01
Age group and sex
12 to 13
Male 1.01 0.03 1.02 0.01
Female 0.99 0.03 1.01 0.02
14 to 18
Male 0.98 0.02 0.99 0.01
Female 0.95 0.02 1.00 0.01
19 to 30
Male 0.96 0.02 0.98 0.01
Female 0.87 0.02 0.99 0.01
31 to 50
Male 0.92 0.02 1.00 0.01
Female 0.88 0.02 0.97 0.01
51 to 70
Male 0.88 0.02 0.99 0.01
Female 0.86 0.01 0.97 0.01
71 or older
Male 0.84 0.02 0.96 0.02
Female 0.89 0.02 0.97 0.01
Note: Ratio of energy intake (EI) to energy expenditure (EE) of plausible respondents is between 0.70 and 1.42.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition.