Table 4
Average daily minutes of activity at various levels of intensity and average daily step counts, by sex, age group and BMI category, household population aged 20 to 79 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009

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Standard table symbols

Sex /Age group/ BMI category Intensity of activity Step counts
Sedentary Light Moderate Vigorous Moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA)
Minutes per day Average
Men 575 246 24* 3 27* 9,544*
Age group (years)
20 to 39
571 253 28* 5 33* 9,926
40 to 59
570 258 24 3E 26 9,996*
60 to 79
594 208 15 2E 17 7,869
BMI category
Healthy weight
575 252 29* 5 35* 10,577*
Overweight
570 251 23* 3E 26* 9,491*
Obese
586 230 17* 2E 19* 8,342
Women 585 238 18 3 21 8,385
Age group (years)
20 to 39
572 249 20 4E 24 8,875
40 to 59
588 245 19 3 21 8,677
60 to 79
602 205 12 1E 12 6,970
BMI category
Healthy weight
589 234 21 4 25 8,819
Overweight
583 242 18 2E 20 8,506
Obese
583 243 12 <2 13 7,546
reference category
* significantly different from estimate for women (p<0.05)
significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05)
E use with caution
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.