Table 24
Measured body mass index of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Measured body mass index of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the measured body mass index of Canadians 3 to 79 years of age. The row headers provide information for each age group overall and by sex. The column headers provide the estimate and confidence interval for the arithmetic mean, as well as the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th percentiles.
  Measured body mass index
Mean 5th percentile  10th percentile 25th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  kilograms per metre squared
Both sexes  
Age 3 to 5 16.37 16.11 16.62 14.07 13.76 14.39 14.41 14.11 14.70 15.21 15.02 15.41
Age 6 to 11 17.98 17.70 18.25 13.99 13.66 14.32 14.56 14.05 15.08 15.59 15.20 15.97
Age 12 to 19 22.43 21.78 23.09 16.21 15.32 17.11 17.19 16.48 17.91 19.11 18.73 19.50
Age 20 to 39 25.87 25.09 26.65 19.04 18.63 19.45 20.00 19.00 21.01 22.08 21.39 22.77
Age 40 to 59 28.02 27.38 28.66 20.78 20.22 21.34 21.88 21.10 22.67 23.94 23.42 24.46
Age 60 to 79 28.43 27.75 29.12 20.56 19.76 21.36 22.34 21.57 23.11 24.65 23.91 25.39
Age 3 to 79 25.77 25.29 26.25 16.19 15.96 16.42 18.10 17.86 18.35 21.59 21.18 21.99
Age 6 to 79 26.11 25.61 26.60 17.22 16.94 17.49 19.06 18.84 19.27 22.07 21.59 22.56
Males  
Age 6 to 11 18.35 17.94 18.76 14.11 13.44 14.78 14.83 14.12 15.54 15.78 15.41 16.16
Age 12 to 19 22.38 21.55 23.21 15.35 14.06 16.64 16.79 15.55 18.04 19.10 18.58 19.61
Age 20 to 39 26.11 25.08 27.13 19.41 18.46 20.36 20.89 19.41 22.37 22.68 21.83 23.52
Age 40 to 59 28.08 27.33 28.83 21.82 20.62 23.03 22.83 21.83 23.82 25.00 24.26 25.74
Age 60 to 79 28.70 27.78 29.62 21.72 20.41 23.03 23.23 22.27 24.19 25.39 24.19 26.58
Age 3 to 79 25.88 25.31 26.45 16.17 15.82 16.51 18.18 17.71 18.65 22.24 21.65 22.84
Age 6 to 79 26.22 25.63 26.81 17.16 16.70 17.62 19.34 18.94 19.73 22.67 22.10 23.25
Females  
Age 6 to 11 17.59 17.33 17.85 13.87 13.37 14.38 14.42 14.07 14.76 15.36 14.97 15.76
Age 12 to 19 22.49 21.58 23.40 16.59 16.06 17.11 17.55 16.76 18.35 19.15 18.53 19.78
Age 20 to 39 25.62 24.68 26.56 18.83 18.44 19.22 19.27 18.27 20.28 21.52 20.96 22.08
Age 40 to 59 27.96 26.98 28.94 19.87 18.44 21.30 21.41 20.58 22.24 23.44 22.88 24.00
Age 60 to 79 28.19 27.32 29.07 19.74 18.54 20.94 21.63 20.77 22.49 24.30 23.77 24.83
Age 3 to 79 25.66 25.12 26.20 16.21 16.01 16.41 18.07 17.77 18.37 21.27 20.83 21.70
Age 6 to 79 25.99 25.43 26.55 17.23 16.98 17.48 18.86 18.66 19.05 21.55 21.13 21.96
Measured body mass index of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011 (continued)
  Measured body mass index
50th percentile 75th percentile  90th percentile 95th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  kilograms per metre squared
Both sexes  
Age 3 to 5 15.98 15.74 16.22 17.25 16.98 17.52 18.52 17.95 19.10 19.56 18.31 20.80
Age 6 to 11 17.20 16.81 17.59 19.59 19.06 20.12 22.84 21.96 23.72 24.46 22.82 26.10
Age 12 to 19 21.43 20.93 21.93 24.39 23.30 25.49 29.04 27.08 31.00 32.53 30.81 34.25
Age 20 to 39 24.85 23.94 25.77 28.61 27.50 29.71 33.29 30.85 35.74 36.50 33.77 39.22
Age 40 to 59 27.25 26.48 28.01 30.64 29.72 31.57 35.57 34.23 36.90 38.89 37.10 40.68
Age 60 to 79 27.70 27.04 28.36 31.46 30.88 32.04 35.14 33.61 36.67 38.65 35.51 41.78
Age 3 to 79 25.16 24.53 25.79 29.07 28.15 29.98 33.60 32.30 34.89 36.97 35.74 38.20
Age 6 to 79 25.41 24.79 26.03 29.39 28.51 30.27 33.78 32.40 35.17 37.13 35.85 38.40
Males  
Age 6 to 11 17.28 16.84 17.72 19.89 18.81 20.97 23.52 22.04 25.00 25.45 22.20 28.71
Age 12 to 19 21.23 20.71 21.75 24.56 23.11 26.01 28.76 25.78 31.74 33.16 31.10 35.22
Age 20 to 39 25.48 24.42 26.54 28.80 27.52 30.09 31.87 28.92 34.83 35.78 32.69 38.87
Age 40 to 59 27.71 27.05 28.37 30.64 29.62 31.67 33.75 31.28 36.21 36.37 34.32 38.42
Age 60 to 79 28.08 27.14 29.02 31.57 30.58 32.57 34.86 33.17 36.54 37.39 34.80 39.98
Age 3 to 79 25.77 25.26 26.28 29.43 28.46 30.41 33.06 31.59 34.52 35.79 34.19 37.40
Age 6 to 79 25.99 25.48 26.50 29.68 28.74 30.63 33.11 31.60 34.62 35.82 34.32 37.33
Females  
Age 6 to 11 17.07 16.50 17.64 19.10 18.65 19.54 21.45 20.49 22.40 23.17 22.01 24.32
Age 12 to 19 21.78 20.91 22.65 24.28 23.04 25.53 29.31 26.43 32.18 31.42 29.22 33.61
Age 20 to 39 23.96 22.68 25.24 28.00 26.46 29.53 34.32 30.88 37.76 39.13 35.64 42.62
Age 40 to 59 26.48 25.23 27.72 30.88 29.06 32.71 37.10 35.31 38.90 40.38 36.80 43.95
Age 60 to 79 27.20 26.31 28.08 31.13 30.12 32.15 35.43 32.92 37.94 40.64 36.64 44.64
Age 3 to 79 24.43 23.74 25.11 28.86 27.91 29.80 35.20 33.43 36.97 39.18 37.17 41.19
Age 6 to 79 24.63 23.83 25.44 29.05 28.07 30.03 35.24 33.71 36.77 39.19 37.33 41.04
Note(s):
Total household population aged 3 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2). The sample size for 3 to 5 year olds produces reliable national estimates for both sexes combined only.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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