Table 28
Distribution of the household population aged 18 to 79,
by body mass index normsbased on direct measures, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011
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| Body mass index norms based on direct measures | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal Weight | Overweight | |||||||
| Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | ||||
| From | To | From | To | From | To | ||||
| percent | |||||||||
| Both sexes | |||||||||
| Age 18 to 39 | 3.1 E | 2.0 | 4.8 | 49.7 | 43.3 | 56.2 | 28.4 | 24.0 | 33.3 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 0.9 E | 0.5 | 1.5 | 32.2 | 27.2 | 37.6 | 37.4 | 31.1 | 44.1 |
| Age 60 to 79 | F | . | . | 25.6 | 19.9 | 32.3 | 38.8 | 34.0 | 43.9 |
| Age 18 to 79 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 37.6 | 33.1 | 42.3 | 34.2 | 30.9 | 37.7 |
| Males | |||||||||
| Age 18 to 39 | X | . | . | 44.6 | 37.3 | 52.1 | 33.7 | 27.4 | 40.6 |
| Age 40 to 59 | X | . | . | 24.0 | 18.4 | 30.5 | 44.6 | 35.0 | 54.6 |
| Age 60 to 79 | X | . | . | 21.3 | 14.8 | 29.6 | 42.5 | 33.7 | 51.7 |
| Age 18 to 79 | F | . | . | 31.6 | 27.5 | 36.0 | 39.8 | 35.6 | 44.2 |
| Females | |||||||||
| Age 18 to 39 | 3.8 E | 2.4 | 5.9 | 55.0 | 44.9 | 64.7 | 23.0 | 16.5 | 31.1 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 1.4 E | 0.7 | 2.7 | 40.4 | 32.4 | 48.9 | 30.2 | 24.6 | 36.5 |
| Age 60 to 79 | F | . | . | 29.6 | 22.8 | 37.5 | 35.4 | 30.0 | 41.2 |
| Age 18 to 79 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 43.5 | 37.4 | 49.8 | 28.6 | 24.2 | 33.5 |
| Body mass index norms based on direct measures | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obese, class I | Obese, class II | Obese, class III | |||||||
| Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | ||||
| From | To | From | To | From | To | ||||
| percent | |||||||||
| Both sexes | |||||||||
| Age 18 to 39 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 4.8 E | 2.8 | 8.1 | 2.7 E | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 21.0 | 8.1 E | 5.2 | 12.5 | 4.2 E | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| Age 60 to 79 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 26.1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 4.6 E | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| Age 18 to 79 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.8 |
| Males | |||||||||
| Age 18 to 39 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 18.0 | F | . | . | F | . | . |
| Age 40 to 59 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 27.3 | F | . | . | F | . | . |
| Age 60 to 79 | 25.7 | 20.1 | 32.1 | 6.6 E | 4.4 | 9.7 | 3.3 E | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Age 18 to 79 | 19.5 | 16.9 | 22.5 | 5.5 E | 3.0 | 9.9 | 2.2 E | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Females | |||||||||
| Age 18 to 39 | 9.2 E | 6.2 | 13.5 | 5.4 E | 3.0 | 9.4 | F | . | . |
| Age 40 to 59 | 11.9 E | 7.4 | 18.7 | 9.9 E | 6.3 | 15.3 | 6.2 E | 3.9 | 9.7 |
| Age 60 to 79 | 20.8 | 15.8 | 26.9 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 5.8 E | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| Age 18 to 79 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 16.7 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 5.1 E | 3.5 | 7.4 |
Note(s):
The norms used in this table can be found in Health Canada, 2003,
"Description of the Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in
Adults," Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults,
Health Canada Catalogue no. H49-179/2003E, p. 9-12. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/weights-poids/guide-ld-adult/weight_book_tc-livres_des_poids_tm-eng.php
(accessed Dec 19 2006). Total household population aged 18 to 79,
except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures
Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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