Table 7
Prevalence of suboptimal health benefit ratings for body mass index and waist circumference, by sex and age group, population aged 20 to 59, Canada, 1981 and 2012/2013

Table 7
Prevalence of suboptimal health benefit ratings for body mass index and waist circumference, by sex and age group, population aged 20 to 59, Canada, 1981 and 2012/2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of suboptimal health benefit ratings for body mass index and waist circumference 1981 and 2012/2013, calculated using 20 to 39 years and 40 to 59 years units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1981 2012/2013
20 to 39 years 40 to 59 years 20 to 39 years 40 to 59 years
Women  
Body mass index (% obese) 4 13 24Note E: Use with caution 29
Waist circumference (% high risk) 6 18 44 49
Men  
Body mass index (% obese) 7 12 19 31
Waist circumference (% high risk) 5 15 22 42
E use with caution
Notes: BMI is based on measured height and weight. Pregnant women were excluded from these estimates.
Source: Shields M et al. Fitness of Canadian adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Health Reports 2010; 21 (1): 1-16; and Statistics Canada, 2012-2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey, custom tabulation.
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