Table 1
Selected characteristics of children who attended school in past month, by sex, household population aged 7 to 14, Canada excluding territories, 2012/2013
| Characteristics | Total (n = 1,159) | Boys (n = 596) | Girls (n = 563) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | 95% confidence interval | Mean or % | 95% confidence interval | Mean or % | 95% confidence interval | ||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | ||||
| Age (years) | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| Parental education (%) | |||||||||
| Less than college | 14.7 | 10.8 | 18.6 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 20.4 | 14.1Note E: Use with caution | 7.8 | 20.4 |
| College | 34.1 | 27.6 | 40.6 | 30.3 | 22.6 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 30.2 | 45.9 |
| University | 47.3 | 37.7 | 56.9 | 49.7 | 40.5 | 59.0 | 44.9 | 33.7 | 56.0 |
| Household income (%) | |||||||||
| Less than $40,000 | 23.0Note E: Use with caution | 13.0 | 32.9 | 25.4Note E: Use with caution | 13.9 | 36.9 | 20.5Note E: Use with caution | 11.0 | 30.0 |
| $40,000 to $79,999 | 30.0 | 21.8 | 38.7 | 32.9 | 22.6 | 43.3 | 26.9 | 16.6 | 37.2 |
| $80,000 or more | 47.1 | 37.3 | 56.9 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 53.7 | 52.6 | 41.0 | 64.2 |
| Time outdoors | |||||||||
| Total (hours/day) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Before school (minutes/day) | 8.5 | 7 | 10 | 8.7 | 7 | 11 | 8.3 | 7 | 10 |
| At school (minutes/day) | 62.4 | 57 | 68 | 64.2 | 59 | 69 | 60.6 | 54 | 68 |
| After school (minutes/day) | 43.8 | 35 | 52 | 48.3 | 38 | 59 | 39.2 | 30 | 48 |
| After dinner (minutes/day) | 30.5 | 22 | 39 | 32.6 | 23 | 42 | 28.3 | 18 | 39 |
| Physical activity and health-related outcomes | |||||||||
| Sedentary (minutes/day) | 500 | 492 | 508 | 497 | 486 | 509 | 504 | 489 | 518 |
| Light physical activity (minutes/day) | 253 | 245 | 261 | 254 | 244 | 263 | 252 | 243 | 261 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (minutes/day) | 59 | 52 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 77 | 52 | 46 | 57 |
| Steps/day | 11,301 | 10,444 | 12,159 | 12,139 | 10,946 | 13,333 | 10,500 | 9,798 | 11,202 |
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 19.2 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 19.8 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 67.5 | 65.3 | 69.8 | 68.0 | 65.2 | 70.7 | 67.1 | 64.5 | 69.6 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 37.2 | 35.2 | 39.1 | 39.8 | 37.2 | 42.5 | 34.4 | 32.4 | 36.5 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 94.9 | 94.1 | 95.7 | 94.8 | 93.3 | 96.3 | 95.0 | 93.3 | 96.7 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 61.5 | 60.7 | 62.4 | 61.4 | 60.2 | 62.5 | 61.7 | 60.1 | 63.4 |
| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Total cholesterol/HDL (mmol/L) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Glycohemoglobin (%) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Strengths and difficulties (% borderline/abnormal) | |||||||||
| Emotional symptoms | 20.8 | 15.0 | 26.6 | 13.5Note E: Use with caution | 6.4 | 20.7 | 28.3 | 20.5 | 36.0 |
| Conduct problems | 12.8 | 9.2 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 20.6 | 10.3Note E: Use with caution | 4.3 | 16.4 |
| Hyperactivity/Inattention | 19.2 | 14.5 | 24.0 | 22.2 | 16.1 | 28.4 | 16.1Note E: Use with caution | 9.0 | 23.2 |
| Peer relationship problems | 14.0 | 9.2 | 18.7 | 12.3Note E: Use with caution | 7.3 | 17.3 | 15.6Note E: Use with caution | 8.4 | 22.9 |
| Prosocial behaviour | 4.3Note E: Use with caution | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.1Note E: Use with caution | 2.8 | 11.3 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
| Total difficulties score | 14.5 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 18.0 | 14.9Note E: Use with caution | 6.4 | 23.4 |
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E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Source: 2012/2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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