Table 3
Mean body mass index (BMI) and percentage distribution by BMI category (based on World Health Organization cut-offs) of children and adolescents, household population aged 6 to 17, 2004, 2007 to 2009, and 2009 to 2011

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of mean body mass index (bmi) and percentage distribution by bmi category (based on world health organization cut-offs) of children and adolescents. The information is grouped by characteristics (appearing as row headers), 2004, 2007 to 2009, 2009 to 2011, and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics 2004 2007 to 2009 2009 to 2011
  95% confidence interval   95% confidence interval   95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Mean BMI 20.19 20.03 20.35 20.09 19.55 20.63 20.03 19.67 20.40
BMI category (%)  
Thinness 1.4Note E: Use with caution 1.0 2.0 1.6Note E: Use with caution 0.8 3.2 2.3Note E: Use with caution 1.2 4.5
Normal weight 63.8 61.9 65.7 66.4 60.4 71.9 66.6 62.7 70.3
Overweight 21.4 19.9 23.1 17.7 13.9 22.2 19.5 15.9 23.6
Obesity 13.3 12.1 14.7 14.3 11.5 17.5 11.6 9.8 13.7

E use with caution
Note: There are no significant differences over time.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition; 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey; 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey.