Table 4
Average daily minutes of activity at various levels of intensity and average daily step counts, by sex, age group and BMI category, household population aged 20 to 79 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009
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Sex /Age group/ BMI category | Intensity of activity | Step counts | ||||
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Sedentary | Light | Moderate | Vigorous | Moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) | ||
Minutes per day | Average | |||||
Men | 575 | 246 | 24* | 3 | 27* | 9,544* |
Age group (years)
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20 to 39†
|
571 | 253 | 28* | 5 | 33* | 9,926 |
40 to 59
|
570 | 258 | 24 | 3‡E | 26 | 9,996* |
60 to 79
|
594‡ | 208‡ | 15‡ | 2‡E | 17‡ | 7,869‡ |
BMI category
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Healthy weight†
|
575 | 252 | 29* | 5 | 35* | 10,577* |
Overweight
|
570 | 251 | 23*‡ | 3‡E | 26*‡ | 9,491* |
Obese
|
586 | 230 | 17*‡ | 2‡E | 19*‡ | 8,342‡ |
Women | 585 | 238 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8,385 |
Age group (years)
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20 to 39†
|
572 | 249 | 20 | 4E | 24 | 8,875 |
40 to 59
|
588 | 245 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 8,677 |
60 to 79
|
602‡ | 205‡ | 12‡ | 1‡E | 12‡ | 6,970‡ |
BMI category
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Healthy weight†
|
589 | 234 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 8,819 |
Overweight
|
583 | 242 | 18 | 2E | 20 | 8,506 |
Obese
|
583 | 243 | 12‡ | <2‡ | 13‡ | 7,546‡ |
† reference category * significantly different from estimate for women (p<0.05) ‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05) E use with caution Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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