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Percentage of Canadians aged 20 to 59 with selected health-related risk factors, by aerobic fitness rating

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Large waist circumference High blood pressure High triglycerides Low 'good' cholesterol High blood sugar 0 20 40 60 percent Needs improvement or fair aerobic fitnessNeeds improvement or fair aerobic fitness Good aerobic fitnessGood aerobic fitness Very good or excellent aerobic fitnessVery good or excellent aerobic fitness
Note(s):
Triglycerides are a type of fat that the body uses to produce energy.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined cycle 1 (2007 to 2009) and cycle 2 (2009 to 2011),

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Percentage of Canadians aged 20 to 59 with selected health-related risk factors, by aerobic fitness rating, percent
  Needs improvement or fair aerobic fitness Good aerobic fitness Very good or excellent aerobic fitness
Large waist circumference 50.2 14.4 3.8
High blood pressure 16.6 10.3 6.7
High triglycerides 33.2 17.8 11.0
Low 'good' cholesterol 39.1 23.7 19.7
High blood sugar 9.4 4.5 3.6
Note(s):
Triglycerides are a type of fat that the body uses to produce energy.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined cycle 1 (2007 to 2009) and cycle 2 (2009 to 2011),
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