Table 1
Distribution across Can-ALE classes and descriptive physical activity, obesity and self-rated health results
Ages 3 to 4 | Ages 5 to 11 | Ages 12 to 17 | Ages 18 to 39 | Ages 40 to 59 | Ages 60 to 79 | |||||||||||||
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n = 690 | 95% confidence interval | n = 2,416 | 95% confidence interval | n = 1,318 | 95% confidence interval | n = 2,277 | 95% confidence interval | n = 2,232 | 95% confidence interval | n = 1,919 | 95% confidence interval | |||||||
Estimate | from | to | Estimate | from | to | Estimate | from | to | Estimate | from | to | Estimate | from | to | Estimate | from | to | |
Walkability Class 1 (%) | 15.6Note E: Use with caution | 10.9 | 21.9 | 18.8 | 13.7 | 25.3 | 18.3Note E: Use with caution | 12.9 | 25.3 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 24.0 | 20.7 | 15.3 | 27.4 |
Walkability Class 2 (%) | 33.1 | 25.9 | 41.1 | 37.4 | 31.3 | 44.0 | 32.9 | 27.0 | 39.4 | 31.1 | 25.3 | 37.7 | 34.7 | 28.3 | 41.8 | 32.8 | 27.4 | 38.7 |
Walkability Class 3 (%) | 35.2 | 27.9 | 43.3 | 28.8 | 23.5 | 34.6 | 33.6 | 27.3 | 40.5 | 31.8 | 26.2 | 38.0 | 30.7 | 25.4 | 36.6 | 30.3 | 25.2 | 35.9 |
Walkability Class 4 (%) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 12.8Note E: Use with caution | 8.8 | 18.1 | 11.2Note E: Use with caution | 7.3 | 16.9 | 11.7Note E: Use with caution | 7.2 | 18.6 |
Walkability Class 5 (%) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 9.9Note E: Use with caution | 5.4 | 17.3 | 5.3Note E: Use with caution | 2.3 | 11.7 | 4.5Note E: Use with caution | 2.4 | 8.4 |
MVPA (minutes/day) | 69.7 | 67.1 | 72.4 | 63.1 | 59.9 | 66.3 | 47.4 | 44.0 | 50.8 | 30.6 | 27.8 | 33.4 | 23.3 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 16.7 |
Light physical activity (minutes/day) | 208.7 | 203.3 | 214.2 | 269.0 | 263.5 | 274.6 | 207.3 | 202.6 | 212.1 | 229.6 | 221.8 | 237.4 | 230.2 | 225.2 | 235.1 | 187.0 | 181.1 | 192.8 |
Step counts per day | 10,283 | 9,855 | 10,711 | 11,579 | 11,178 | 11,979 | 9,669 | 9,207 | 10,132 | 8,956 | 8,583 | 9,330 | 8,536 | 8,220 | 8,853 | 6,898 | 6,664 | 7,132 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 26.2 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 28.2 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 51.1 | 50.5 | 51.7 | 60.4 | 59.7 | 61.0 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 76.9 | 89.0 | 87.3 | 90.8 | 96.0 | 94.7 | 97.4 | 97.2 | 96.0 | 98.4 |
General health – poor, fair or good (%) | 14.8Note E: Use with caution | 9.5 | 22.3 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 33.4 | 29.5 | 37.5 | 45.5 | 40.9 | 50.2 | 47.7 | 43.6 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 47.6 | 55.2 |
General health – very good or excellent (%) | 85.2 | 77.7 | 90.5 | 87.6 | 84.3 | 90.4 | 66.6 | 62.5 | 70.5 | 54.5 | 49.8 | 59.1 | 52.3 | 48.3 | 56.4 | 48.6 | 44.8 | 52.4 |
Mental health – poor, fair or good (%) | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 21.8 | 18.4 | 25.6 | 27.5 | 23.1 | 32.4 | 30.7 | 27.3 | 34.4 | 29.0 | 25.7 | 32.5 |
Mental health – very good or excellent (%) | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 78.2 | 74.4 | 81.6 | 72.5 | 67.6 | 76.9 | 69.3 | 65.6 | 72.7 | 71.0 | 67.5 | 74.3 |
... not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2009 to 2015. |
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