Table 1
Mean height, weight and body mass index (BMI), by collection method, sex and age group, household population aged 6 to 11, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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  Measured Parent-reported Bias
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Parent-reported
minus measured		 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Mean height (cm)
Total
136.6 135.3 138.0 133.4* 131.6 135.2 -3.3 -4.6 -2.0
Sex
Boys
 136.4 134.6 138.3 133.0* 130.4 135.7 -3.4 -5.2 -1.6
Girls
 136.9 135.1 138.7 133.8* 131.6 135.9 -3.1 -4.1 -2.1
Age group (years)
6 to 8
 126.7 125.9 127.5 122.5* 119.9 125.2 -4.2 -6.7 -1.7
9 to 11
 144.1 142.8 145.4 141.5* 140.0 142.9 -2.6 -3.5 -1.7
Mean weight (kg)
Total
34.0 33.0 35.0 32.9* 32.2 33.7 -1.1 -1.7 -0.6
Sex
Boys
 34.0 32.7 35.3 33.4 32.1 34.7 -0.6 -1.3 0.1
Girls
 34.0 32.5 35.6 32.4* 31.2 33.5 -1.7† -2.5 -0.9
Age group (years)
6 to 8
 27.1 26.3 27.8 26.5* 25.7 27.3 -0.6 -1.0 -0.1
9 to 11
 39.2 37.7 40.7 37.7* 36.6 38.7 -1.5‡ -2.2 -0.9
Mean BMI (kg/m2 )
Total
17.8 17.6 18.0 18.5* 18.0 19.0 0.7 0.1 1.2
Sex
Boys
 17.9 17.7 18.2 19.0* 18.1 19.9 1.1 0.2 1.9
Girls
 17.7 17.3 18.1 18.0 17.5 18.5 0.3 -0.3 0.8
Age group (years)
6 to 8
 16.7 16.3 17.0 18.1* 17.1 19.1 1.4 0.3 2.5
9 to 11
 18.7 18.2 19.1 18.8 18.5 19.1 0.1‡ -0.2 0.5
* significantly different from estimate for measured (p < 0.05)
† significantly different from estimate for boys (p < 0.05)
‡ significantly different from estimate for age group 6 to 8 years (p < 0.05)
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.