Table 1
Characteristics of Canadian Health Measures Survey sample aged 60 to 69, by sex, Canada, 2007-to-2009 and 2009-to-2011 combined

Table 1
Characteristics of Canadian Health Measures Survey sample aged 60 to 69, by sex, Canada, 2007-to-2009 and 2009-to-2011 combined
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of Canadian Health Measures Survey sample aged 60 to 69. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Total (n = 1,157), Men (n = 564), Women (n = 593), Estimate and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic Total (n = 1,157) Men (n = 564) Women (n = 593)
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Average age (years) 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64
Marital status (%)  
Married or common-law 74.1 69.9 77.9 81.5 75.7 86.2 67.2Note * 60.8 73.0
Widowed, separated or divorced 20.6 17.5 24.0 14.0Note E: Use with caution 9.8 19.6 26.7Note * 22.3 31.7
Single, never married 5.3Note E: Use with caution 3.7 7.6 4.5Note E: Use with caution 3.0 6.8 6.1Note E: Use with caution 3.8 9.5
Education (%)  
Postsecondary graduation 55.1 49.7 60.4 57.5 50.7 64.0 52.8 45.8 59.7
Less than postsecondary 44.9 39.6 50.3 42.5 36.0 49.3 47.2 40.3 54.2
Body mass index (kg/m2) 28.3 27.8 28.8 28.6 27.9 29.4 27.9 27.2 28.6
Normal weight (%) 27.8 22.9 33.3 23.6 17.6 30.9 31.7Note * 25.7 38.3
Overweight (%) 40.1 35.2 45.3 42.5 34.7 50.8 37.9 32.5 43.6
Obese (%) 32.1 27.5 37.0 33.9 27.4 41.0 30.4 24.7 36.8
Fitness outcomes  
Aerobic score (cardiorespiratory fitness; ml//kg/min) 25.5 25.1 26.0 27.1 26.3 28.0 24.1Note * 23.6 24.7
Grip strength (kg) 64 62 66 81 79 83 48Note * 46 49
Sit-and-reach (cm) 22.1 21.4 22.9 17.4 16.6 18.2 26.8Note * 25.7 27.9
Physical activity  
Average daily leisure sedentary timeTable 1 Note † - self-reported (minutes) 221 209 233 222 207 238 220 210 231
Average daily sedentary time - measured (minutes) 595 589 601 590 580 600 600Note * 588 611
Average daily sedentary time in bouts - measured (minutes) 501 491 510 500 485 515 501 482 521
Average daily number of sedentary bouts of at least 20 minutes 9 8 9 9 8 9 8Note * 8 9
Average daily number of breaks (at least 1 minute) in sedentary time 44 43 45 44 43 45 44 42 46
Average daily sedentary time in bouts (%) 83.2 82.2 84.3 83.8 82.4 85.3 82.7 80.7 84.6
Average daily TPA - measured (minutes) 224 216 232 231 220 241 218 205 231
Average daily MVPA - measured (minutes) 15 13 18 18 14 21 13Note * 11 15
Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults (% meeting) 12.0 9.0 16.0 13.2Note E: Use with caution 9.2 18.7 10.9 7.9 14.9
E use with caution
Note *

significantly different from men (p < 0.05)

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Note †

watching TV, playing video games, using computer and reading

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TPA = total physical activity (light and moderate-to-vigorous)
MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Note: A sedentary "break" was any movement above the sedentary threshold lasting at least 1 minute.
Source: 2007-to-2009 and 2009-to-2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey (combined).

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