Obesity among children and adolescents, 1978, 2004 and 2009–2013
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Released: 2015-08-25
Data for 1978 and 2004 and combined data for 2009 and 2013 on obesity rates among Canadian children and adolescents, by age group and sex, are now available upon request.
Data are based on three cross-sectional surveys: the 1978/1979 Canada Health Survey, the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition, and cycles 2 and 3 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2009 and 2013 combined).
Note to readers
An analytical article based on these data will be released on August 26.
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