Health Reports, May 2012
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.
Related subjects
-
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
The May 2012 online issue of Health Reports, released today, contains two articles.
The first article, "Abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors within body mass index categories," examines associations between measures of abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors within the body mass index (BMI) categories for adults aged 18 to 79. Data are from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.
The second article, "Measures of abdominal obesity within body mass index categories, 1981 and 2007-2009," documents changes in obesity indicators between 1981 and 2007 to 2009 in Canadians aged 20 to 69, based on measured data collected by two population-based health surveys. The primary objective was to examine changes in abdominal obesity within BMI categories, based on waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio. Current estimates are from the 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Historical estimates are based on the 1981 Canada Fitness Survey.
The May 2012 online issue of Health Reports, Vol. 23, no. 2 (Catalogue number82-003-X, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.
For more information on these articles, contact Margot Shields (613-951-4177; margot.shields@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.
For information about Health Reports, contact Janice Felman (613-951-6446; janice.felman@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.
- Date modified: