Table 2
Average minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day, by sex, obesity markers (body mass index and waist circumference), and self-rated health, household population aged 18 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 through 2015

Table 2
Average minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day, by sex, obesity markers (body mass index and waist circumference), and self-rated health, household population aged 18 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 through 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day. The information is grouped by Obesity, waist circumference, self-rated general and mental health (appearing as row headers), Both sexes, Men, Women, MVPA (min·d) and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Obesity, waist circumference, self-rated general and mental health Both sexes Men Women
MVPA (min·d-1) 95% confidence interval MVPA (min·d-1) 95% confidence interval MVPA (min·d-1) 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Obesity status
Underweight 29.8 22.9 36.6 37.0 24.9 49.2 27.5Note E: Use with caution 17.8 37.3
Normal weight 28.8 27.0 30.6 34.1 31.0 37.2 25.2 23.2 27.1
Overweight 21.8 20.3 23.4 24.7 22.6 26.8 17.8 16.1 19.4
Obese, Class 1 20.2 17.4 23.0 21.4 18.4 24.3 18.7 14.3 23.0
Obese, Class 2 15.6 13.2 17.9 18.8 14.4 23.2 12.5 9.9 15.2
Obese, Class 3 13.0 10.1 15.9 18.7 12.2 25.1 10.3 7.5 13.0
Waist circumference status
Below metabolic syndrome threshold 27.8 26.3 29.3 30.1 28.0 32.2 24.9 23.0 26.9
Above metabolic syndrome threshold 17.5 16.1 19.0 19.6 17.7 21.4 16.1 14.4 17.9
General health
Poor/Fair 13.9 12.2 15.6 15.4 12.9 18.0 12.5 10.2 14.7
Good 21.1 19.6 22.6 24.8 22.4 27.3 17.4 15.5 19.2
Very good 26.1 24.0 28.2 27.7 25.3 30.1 24.5 21.5 27.5
Excellent 29.7 27.2 32.3 34.5 30.8 38.2 24.6 22.0 27.2
Mental health
Poor/Fair 21.2 17.1 25.3 26.3 20.2 32.3 17.2 12.2 22.2
Good 21.1 19.1 23.0 24.3 21.8 26.9 18.1 15.6 20.6
Very good 24.3 22.8 25.9 27.1 24.7 29.5 21.6 19.3 23.9
Excellent 24.7 22.3 27.0 27.1 24.2 30.0 21.9 19.2 24.7
E use with caution
Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined cycles 1 through 4 (2007 to 2015).

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