Table 2
Mean height (cm) and mean difference between measured and self-reported height (cm), by selected characteristics, household population aged 12 years or older, Canada excluding territories, 2005

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  Males Females
Sample size Mean height Mean difference Sample size Mean height Mean difference 
Measured Self- reported Measured minus self- reported 95% confidence interval Measured Self- reported Measured minus self- reported 95% confidence interval
Total 2,108 174.8 175.8* -1.0 -1.2 to -0.8 2,429 161.8 162.3* -0.5 -0.7 to -0.3
Age group
12 to 24 years 435 174.0 174.4 -0.3‡ -0.7 to 0.1 435 162.8 162.6 0.3‡ -0.2 to 0.7
25 to 44 years 684 176.0 176.8* -0.7 -1.1 to -0.4 735 163.3 163.5 -0.2 -0.5 to 0.0
45 to 64 years† 589 174.9 176.0* -1.1 -1.5 to -0.7 673 161.9 162.3* -0.4 -0.8 to 0.0
65 to 79 years 325 172.6 174.9* -2.3‡ -2.9 to -1.7 426 158.0 159.6* -1.6‡ -2.0 to -1.1
80 years or older 75 171.2 173.9* -2.6‡ -3.7 to -1.5 160 154.7 157.9* -3.3‡ -4.2 to -2.4
Household income decile
1 to 3 (lowest) 582 173.3 174.5* -1.2 -1.7 to -0.7 893 159.9 160.8* -0.9‡ -1.3 to -0.5
4 to 7† 795 174.7 175.5* -0.8 -1.2 to -0.4 815 162.1 162.4 -0.3 -0.6 to 0.1
8 to 10 (highest) 588 175.9 177.1* -1.1 -1.4 to -0.8 513 163.8 164.1* -0.3 -0.7 to 0.0
Immigrant status
Immigrant (0 to 10 years in Canada) 90 173.9 174.8 -0.9 -1.8 to 0.0 103 159.2 159.9* -0.7 -1.3 to 0.0
Immigrant (11 or more years in Canada) 303 172.7 174.2* -1.5‡ -2.1 to -1.0 332 160.7 161.9* -1.1‡ -1.8 to -0.5
Canadian-born† 1,713 175.3 176.2* -0.9 -1.1 to -0.6 1,994 162.2 162.5* -0.4 -0.6 to -0.1
Leisure-time physical activity level
Active 562 174.3 175.2* -0.9 -1.3 to -0.5 483 163.6 163.7 -0.1‡ -0.5 to 0.3
Moderate 548 175.7 176.5* -0.9 -1.3 to -0.5 615 162.3 162.8* -0.5 -0.9 to -0.1
Inactive† 998 174.6 175.7* -1.1 -1.4 to -0.7 1,331 160.9 161.5* -0.6 -0.9 to -0.4
Measured height quartile for age 18 or older (cm)
1 (lowest) 507 166.0 168.3* -2.3‡ -2.8 to -1.9 660 153.0 154.9* -1.9‡ -2.3 to -1.5
2† 474 172.9 174.2* -1.3 -1.6 to -0.9 569 159.7 160.1* -0.5 -0.8 to -0.1
3 466 177.8 178.7* -0.9 -1.3 to -0.6 560 164.4 164.6 -0.2 -0.5 to 0.1
4 (highest) 438 184.9 184.5 0.4‡ -0.1 to 1.0 430 171.6 171.2 0.4‡ -0.1 to 0.9
Measured BMI category (range kg/m2)
Underweight (less than 18.5) 19 175.6 173.9 1.7 -1.0 to 4.4 62 162.4 162.9 -0.5 -1.4 to 0.5
Normal weight(18.5 to 24.9)† 750 174.9 175.0 -0.1 -0.4 to 0.2 1,133 162.7 162.7 0.0 -0.3 to 0.2
Overweight (25.0 to 29.9) 851 174.9 176.2* -1.3‡ -1.6 to -1.0 696 161.1 161.9* -0.8‡ -1.2 to -0.4
Obese class I (30.0 to 34.9) 382 174.4 176.2* -1.8‡ -2.4 to -1.3 339 160.8 161.7* -0.8‡ -1.3 to -0.4
Obese class II (35.0 to 39.9) 84 175.2 176.9* -1.7‡ -3.0 to -0.4 129 159.7 161.1* -1.4‡ -2.3 to -0.5
Obese class III (40.0 or more) 22 173.3 175.4* -2.1‡ -3.9 to -0.3 70 159.5 162.3* -2.8‡ -4.7 to -0.9
* significantly different from estimate for measured (p < 0.05)
† reference category
‡ significantly different from estimate for reference category (p < 0.05)
Source: Statistics Canada, 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey (subsample 2).