Table 6
Current daily smoking and body mass index, by Aboriginal identity group, off-reserve population aged 20 or older, Canada, 2006/2007

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Smoking/BMI Non-Aboriginal (n=56,286) First Nations (n=8,767) Métis (n=7,279) Inuit (n=4,040)
percentage
Current daily smoker 18.3 35.8* 33.0* 59.8*
Body mass index
Under-/Acceptable weight 48.4 37.1* 36.0* 38.6*
Overweight 34.7 35.4 36.4* 36.1*
Obese 16.9 27.5* 27.6* 25.4*
* significantly different from estimate for non-Aboriginal (p<.05)
Note: Body mass index may not be an appropriate measure for Aboriginal people, particularly Inuit.35-37 Therefore, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Inuit should be interpreted cautiously.
Sources: 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey; 2007 Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 4.1.
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