Table 10
Percentage distribution of population, by body mass index (BMI) category and sex, when corrected estimates were applied to full 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey Sample, household population aged 18 years or older

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BMI category Self-reported Measured Corrected
Model 1 (Full) Height and weight Model 2 (Full) BMI Model 3 (Reduced) Height and weight Model 4 (Reduced) BMI
Males
Underweight 0.7E 0.9E 1.00 1.20 0.90 1.00
Normal weight 41.8 32.4 31.2 30.0 31.2 33.1
Overweight 41.2 41.1 44.3 45.4 44.9 42.9
Obese 16.3 25.6 23.5 23.4 23.0 23.1
Females
Underweight 4.3 2.6E 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.0
Normal weight 54.0 46.1 46.5 46.4 46.8 46.7
Overweight 26.1 29.1 29.9 30.6 30.1 30.6
Obese 15.7 22.3 20.9 21.0 20.7 20.8
Notes: Measured and reported values were generated based on subsample of respondents whose height and weight were measured.
Source: 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey.