Table 1
Selected characteristics of weighted sample, by age group and sex, household population aged 6 to 19 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009

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Characteristics Age group (years)
6 to 10 11 to 14 15 to 19
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Total sample (number) 369 340 256 248 184 211
Age (years) 8.2 8.1 12.5 12.3 17 16.9
Height (cm) 133.9 131.6 158.9 156.9 175.6 166.2
Weight (kg) 32.5 29.9 52.1 50.6 72.4 62.5
BMI (kg/m2) 17.8 17 20.3 20.4 23.4 22.6
BMI category* (%)
Not overweight/obese 74.4 82.5 72.5 70.5 71.2 79.6
Overweight 17.1E 12.6E 21.5 23.0E 16.4E 10.3E
Obese 8.1E 4.9E 6.0E 6.5E F 10.1
* International Obesity Task Force classification26 up to age 17; adult classification used for 18- to 19-year-olds27,28
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.