Table 1
Child, parent and household characteristics of the dyad sample, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2017
| All | Males | Females | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | 95% confidence interval | Mean or % | 95% confidence interval | Mean or % | 95% confidence interval | ||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | ||||
| Child characteristics | |||||||||
| Age (years) | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 17.6 |
| Percent overweight or obese (%) | 29.3 | 25.8 | 33.0 | 32.1 | 27.7 | 36.9 | 26.0 | 21.3 | 31.3 |
| Average daily MVPA (min/d) | 61.2 | 56.9 | 65.6 | 68.8 | 63.6 | 74.0 | 52.5Note *** | 48.3 | 56.8 |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness (ml/kg/min) (8-to-11-year-olds only) | 50.6 | 50.2 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 50.4 | 51.8 | 50.1 | 49.5 | 50.8 |
| Muscular strength: grip strength (kg) | 25.6 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 25.2 | 27.6 | 24.6Note * | 23.7 | 25.5 |
| Muscular strength: grip strength (kg per kg body weight) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8Note * | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Flexibility: sit-and-reach (cm) | 27.0 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 29.9Note *** | 29.2 | 30.6 |
| Parent Characteristics | |||||||||
| Age (years) | 39.3 | 38.7 | 40.0 | 40.7 | 39.7 | 41.6 | 38.4Note *** | 37.7 | 39.0 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.2 | 26.8 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 28.5 | 26.7Note * | 26.1 | 27.3 |
| Percent overweight or obese (%) | 60.3 | 56.2 | 64.2 | 74.1 | 67.6 | 79.7 | 50.6Note *** | 44.0 | 57.3 |
| Average daily MVPA (min/d) | 23.4 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 30.3 | 20.9Note * | 17.9 | 23.8 |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness (ml/kg/min) | 36.6 | 36.0 | 37.1 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 40.4 | 34.9Note *** | 34.2 | 35.5 |
| Muscular strength: grip strength (kg) | 72.9 | 71.1 | 74.6 | 95.0 | 92.1 | 98.0 | 57.5Note *** | 56.3 | 58.8 |
| Muscular strength: grip strength (kg per kg body weight) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8Note *** | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Flexibility: sit-and-reach (cm) | 27.7 | 26.9 | 28.6 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 24.7 | 30.6Note *** | 29.8 | 31.3 |
| Household characteristics (presented by sex of the parent) | |||||||||
| Marital status of parent | |||||||||
| Married or living common-law (%) | 85.0 | 81.2 | 88.2 | 94.9 | 90.6 | 97.3 | 78.2Note *** | 72.5 | 83.0 |
| Single, divorced or widowed (%) | 15.0 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 21.8Note *** | 17.0 | 27.5 |
| Highest education of parent | |||||||||
| Secondary school graduation or less (%) | 20.0 | 16.5 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 19.3 | 30.9 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 21.3 |
| Postsecondary below bachelor's degree (%) | 43.0 | 39.2 | 46.9 | 40.1 | 34.7 | 45.7 | 45.0 | 40.1 | 50.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or more (%) | 37.0 | 31.8 | 42.5 | 35.2 | 28.6 | 42.4 | 38.2 | 31.9 | 44.9 |
| Number of children in household | |||||||||
| More than one child in household (%) | 82.6 | 78.6 | 85.9 | 86.7 | 82.2 | 90.1 | 79.8Note * | 74.4 | 84.2 |
| One child in household (%) | 17.4 | 14.1 | 21.4 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 17.8 | 20.2Note * | 15.8 | 25.6 |
| Household income (adjusted for household size) | |||||||||
| Quintile 1 (%) | 14.4 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 14.7 | 23.9 |
| Quintile 2 (%) | 16.6 | 13.8 | 19.9 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 21.6 |
| Quintile 3 (%) | 20.5 | 16.5 | 25.1 | 21.2 | 14.5 | 30.0 | 19.9 | 15.5 | 25.2 |
| Quintile 4 (%) | 21.6 | 18.0 | 25.5 | 24.1 | 19.3 | 29.5 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 24.4 |
| Quintile 5 (%) | 27.0 | 22.8 | 31.6 | 31.2 | 24.0 | 39.4 | 24.1 | 19.6 | 29.2 |
Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2009, 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017. |
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