Figure 2
Percentage of children overweight or obese, by biological parent body mass index (BMI) category, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013

Figure 2 Percentage of children overweight or obese, by biological parent body mass index (BMI) category, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013

Data table for Figure 2
Data table for Figure 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Figure 2. The information is grouped by Parent (appearing as row headers), Child overweight, calculated using %, low, high, diff high and diff low units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Parent Child overweight
% low high diff high diff low
Boys
Normal 26.10 16.80 38.20 12.10 9.30
Overweight 29.00 21.00 38.60 9.60 8.00
Obese 44.40 35.20 53.90 9.50 9.20
Girls
Normal 12.18 8.40 17.34 5.16 3.78
Overweight 28.29 20.62 37.47 9.18 7.67
Obese 38.65 28.86 49.45 10.80 9.79
І = 95% confidence interval
Source: 2007 to 2009, 2009 to 2011, and 2012 to 2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined.

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