Table 2
Prevalence of sufficient hemoglobin, by age group and sex, household population aged 3 to 79, Canada, 1970-1972 and 2009 to 2011

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of prevalence of suf?cient hemoglobin. The information is grouped by age group (years)/ sex (appearing as row headers), greater than or equal to reference value for age group, % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age group (years)/ Sex Greater than or equal to reference value for age group
1970-1972Note † 2009 to 2011
% % 95% confidence interval
from to
3 to 5 99.0 99.5 98.0 100.9
6 to 11  
Males 95.4 96.9 94.0 99.8
Females 95.4 97.1 94.3 100.0
12 to 19  
Males 98.6 99.8Note * 99.5 100.1
Females 96.1 96.8 95.1 98.5
20 to 49  
Males 98.7 99.1Note * 97.4 100.8
Females 94.4 96.3 94.8 97.9
50 to 64  
Males 96.5 98.9 97.9 99.9
Females 94.4 96.6 93.5 99.7
65 to 79  
Males 94.3 92.8 90.2 95.5
Females 96.0 89.9 84.0 95.8
* significantly different from females (p<0.05)
† Nutrition Canada age groups (years) are 0 to 4, 5 to 9, 10 to 19, 20 to 39, 40 to 64, and 65 or older
Source: 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey; 1970-1972 Nutrition Canada Survey.