Table 3
Prevalence of sufficient serum ferritin, by age group and sex, household population aged 3 to 79, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of prevalence of sufficient serum ferritin. 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
% 95% confidence interval
from to
3 to 5 96.8 95.0 98.6
6 to 11  
Males 97.6 95.0 100.2
Females 98.7 97.9 99.4
12 to 19  
Males 99.1Note * 98.3 99.8
Females 86.9 82.4 91.4
20 to 49  
Males 98.7Note * 97.5 99.9
Females 90.9 87.2 94.6
50 to 64  
Males 98.6 97.1 100.1
Females 94.3 89.4 99.2
65 to 79  
Males 99.9 99.6 100.1
Females 93.9 85.0 102.7
* significantly different from females (p<0.05)
Source: 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey.