Body mass index (BMI-Canadian standard), by sex, household population aged 20 to 64 excluding pregnant women, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1998/99

Body mass index
(Canadian standard)		 Total, body mass index Underweight - BMI under 20.0 Acceptable weight - BMI 20.0-24.9 Some excess weight - BMI 25.0-27.0 Overweight - BMI higher than 27.0 Body mass index not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Canada 17,099,632 1,455,405 8.5 7,223,655 42.2 3,193,287 18.7 5,023,301 29.4 203,985 1.2
  Men
 8,618,704 311,938 3.6 3,271,286 38.0 2,067,483 24.0 2,914,796 33.8 53,201E 0.6E
  Women
 8,480,928 1,143,466 13.5 3,952,369 46.6 1,125,804 13.3 2,108,504 24.9 150,784 1.8
                     
Newfoundland 338,042 14,275E 4.2E 124,018 36.7 65,386 19.3 131,761 39.0 F F
  Men
 170,614 F F 55,612 32.6 39,770 23.3 73,455 43.1 F F
  Women
 167,428 13,115E 7.8E 68,406 40.9 25,616 15.3 58,306 34.8 F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 76,292 4,592E 6.0E 26,910 35.3 14,803 19.4 28,466 37.3 1,521E 2.0E
  Men
 39,180 F F 12,267 31.3 9,640 24.6 16,045 41.0 F F
  Women
 37,113 3,820E 10.3E 14,644 39.5 5,164 13.9 12,421 33.5 F F
                     
Nova Scotia 531,093 32,023E 6.0E 195,915 36.9 110,772 20.9 185,553 34.9 F F
  Men
 268,472 F F 89,806 33.5 76,257 28.4 97,489 36.3 F F
  Women
 262,620 28,017E 10.7E 106,109 40.4 34,515 13.1 88,065 33.5 F F
                     
New Brunswick 438,545 24,858 5.7 157,107 35.8 86,357 19.7 165,781 37.8 F F
  Men
 222,338 F F 70,835 31.9 54,820 24.7 92,659 41.7 F F
  Women
 216,207 21,144 9.8 86,272 39.9 31,537 14.6 73,122 33.8 F F
                     
Quebec 4,313,012 478,649 11.1 1,923,390 44.6 783,456 18.2 1,076,373 25.0 51,144E 1.2E
  Men
 2,167,766 110,273E 5.1E 889,049 41.0 517,655 23.9 624,165 28.8 26,625E 1.2E
  Women
 2,145,246 368,376 17.2 1,034,341 48.2 265,802 12.4 452,209 21.1 F F
                     
Ontario 6,529,135 531,648 8.1 2,653,453 40.6 1,284,240 19.7 1,987,139 30.4 72,655E 1.1E
  Men
 3,268,925 119,377 3.7 1,186,294 36.3 799,639 24.5 1,150,302 35.2 F F
  Women
 3,260,210 412,270 12.6 1,467,159 45.0 484,601 14.9 836,838 25.7 59,342E 1.8E
                     
Manitoba 625,031 32,907E 5.3E 263,030 42.1 97,665 15.6 227,865 36.5 F F
  Men
 321,824 F F 113,063 35.1 66,730 20.7 131,885 41.0 F F
  Women
 303,207 23,395E 7.7E 149,966 49.5 30,935E 10.2E 95,980 31.7 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 524,604 28,773 5.5 198,007 37.7 102,305 19.5 188,824 36.0 F F
  Men
 269,322 F F 92,530 34.4 63,886 23.7 108,672 40.4 F F
  Women
 255,282 25,482 10.0 105,476 41.3 38,420 15.0 80,152 31.4 F F
                     
Alberta 1,560,531 106,022 6.8 678,150 43.5 272,820 17.5 476,275 30.5 27,263E 1.7E
  Men
 799,846 24,006E 3.0E 317,687 39.7 182,379 22.8 275,773 34.5 F F
  Women
 760,685 82,015 10.8 360,463 47.4 90,441 11.9 200,502 26.4 27,263E 3.6E
                     
British Columbia 2,163,347 201,658 9.3 1,003,676 46.4 375,480 17.4 555,263 25.7 27,270E 1.3E
  Men
 1,090,417 35,826E 3.3E 444,143 40.7 256,708 23.5 344,353 31.6 F F
  Women
 1,072,930 165,832 15.5 559,533 52.1 118,773 11.1 210,910 19.7 F F
                     
1996/1997                      
Canada 17,702,378 1,422,385 8.0 7,474,777 42.2 3,287,154 18.6 4,980,394 28.1 537,668 3.0
  Men
 8,954,754 249,130 2.8 3,393,745 37.9 2,142,261 23.9 3,040,174 34.0 129,443 1.4
  Women
 8,747,624 1,173,256 13.4 4,081,031 46.7 1,144,893 13.1 1,940,219 22.2 408,225 4.7
                     
Newfoundland 336,345 13,070E 3.9E 130,273 38.7 61,296 18.2 128,183 38.1 F F
  Men
 170,773 F F 58,137 34.0 40,820 23.9 67,854 39.7 F F
  Women
 165,572 10,267E 6.2E 72,135 43.6 20,477E 12.4E 60,329 36.4 F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 79,305 4,108E 5.2E 27,772 35.0 16,917 21.3 28,691 36.2 F F
  Men
 39,620 F F 10,697 27.0 11,512 29.1 15,461 39.0 F F
  Women
 39,685 2,978E 7.5E 17,075 43.0 5,404E 13.6E 13,231 33.3 F F
                     
Nova Scotia 556,698 34,758E 6.2E 207,812 37.3 100,062 18.0 206,079 37.0 F F
  Men
 281,964 F F 93,173 33.0 67,200 23.8 111,477 39.5 F F
  Women
 274,734 27,462E 10.0E 114,638 41.7 32,862 12.0 94,602 34.4 F F
                     
New Brunswick 446,407 22,247E 5.0E 150,288 33.7 88,029 19.7 181,345 40.6 F F
  Men
 221,627 F F 63,220 28.5 55,822 25.2 99,370 44.8 F F
  Women
 224,780 19,400E 8.6E 87,069 38.7 32,207 14.3 81,975 36.5 F F
                     
Quebec 4,464,626 434,769 9.7 1,974,394 44.2 794,026 17.8 1,153,879 25.8 107,558 2.4
  Men
 2,272,950 73,810E 3.2E 954,410 42.0 515,873 22.7 686,306 30.2 42,551E 1.9E
  Women
 2,191,676 360,960 16.5 1,019,984 46.5 278,153 12.7 467,573 21.3 65,007E 3.0E
                     
Ontario 6,736,021 550,111 8.2 2,831,076 42.0 1,224,994 18.2 1,827,703 27.1 302,137 4.5
  Men
 3,385,722 95,151 2.8 1,263,550 37.3 802,309 23.7 1,167,219 34.5 57,492 1.7
  Women
 3,350,299 454,960 13.6 1,567,526 46.8 422,685 12.6 660,484 19.7 244,645 7.3
                     
Manitoba 627,426 38,146 6.1 242,079 38.6 116,876 18.6 206,061 32.8 24,264 3.9
  Men
 317,446 7,269E 2.3E 108,996 34.3 73,389 23.1 126,031 39.7 F F
  Women
 309,980 30,877 10.0 133,083 42.9 43,487 14.0 80,030 25.8 22,503 7.3
                     
Saskatchewan 527,084 25,546E 4.8E 185,427 35.2 124,901 23.7 183,569 34.8 F F
  Men
 273,490 F F 80,906 29.6 80,385 29.4 107,485 39.3 F F
  Women
 253,594 22,189E 8.7E 104,521 41.2 44,516 17.6 76,084 30.0 F F
                     
Alberta 1,633,382 127,442 7.8 671,859 41.1 317,585 19.4 465,153 28.5 51,343 3.1
  Men
 834,705 22,447 2.7 307,158 36.8 203,458 24.4 288,683 34.6 12,959 1.6
  Women
 798,677 104,995 13.1 364,701 45.7 114,126 14.3 176,471 22.1 38,384 4.8
                     
British Columbia 2,295,084 172,188 7.5 1,053,797 45.9 442,468 19.3 599,730 26.1 26,901E 1.2E
  Men
 1,156,457 33,019E 2.9E 453,497 39.2 291,492 25.2 370,289 32.0 F F
  Women
 1,138,627 139,169 12.2 600,300 52.7 150,977 13.3 229,441 20.2 F F
                     
1998/1999                      
Canada 17,982,482 1,302,829 7.2 7,477,087 41.6 3,409,531 19.0 5,610,184 31.2 182,852 1.0
  Men
 9,052,664 280,754 3.1 3,213,754 35.5 2,191,859 24.2 3,315,658 36.6 50,639E 0.6E
  Women
 8,929,817 1,022,075 11.4 4,263,333 47.7 1,217,671 13.6 2,294,527 25.7 132,212 1.5
                     
Newfoundland 327,537 13,470E 4.1E 111,968 34.2 60,645 18.5 139,765 42.7 F F
  Men
 166,439 F F 51,544 31.0 35,137 21.1 76,556 46.0 F F
  Women
 161,098 10,792E 6.7E 60,424 37.5 25,508 15.8 63,209 39.2 F F
                     
Prince Edward Island 79,715 3,645E 4.6E 25,752 32.3 18,564 23.3 30,698 38.5 F F
  Men
 38,852 F F 8,540 22.0 11,016 28.4 18,224 46.9 F F
  Women
 40,863 2,861E 7.0E 17,211 42.1 7,548 18.5 12,474 30.5 F F
                     
Nova Scotia 548,950 17,430E 3.2E 225,872 41.1 96,051 17.5 204,871 37.3 F F
  Men
 270,811 F F 86,547 32.0 61,108 22.6 118,219 43.7 F F
  Women
 278,139 F F 139,326 50.1 34,943E 12.6E 86,651 31.2 F F
                     
New Brunswick 446,360 24,299E 5.4E 153,300 34.3 77,915 17.5 188,882 42.3 F F
  Men
 215,570 F F 60,864 28.2 48,362 22.4 103,530 48.0 F F
  Women
 230,790 22,418E 9.7E 92,436 40.1 29,554 12.8 85,352 37.0 F F
                     
Quebec 4,461,051 356,574 8.0 2,070,926 46.4 767,875 17.2 1,200,368 26.9 65,308E 1.5E
  Men
 2,257,351 48,938E 2.2E 972,292 43.1 509,108 22.6 712,290 31.6 F F
  Women
 2,203,700 307,636 14.0 1,098,634 49.9 258,767 11.7 488,078 22.1 50,584E 2.3E
                     
Ontario 6,781,055 521,877 7.7 2,669,776 39.4 1,390,569 20.5 2,146,643 31.7 52,191E 0.8E
  Men
 3,402,437 142,779E 4.2E 1,084,890 31.9 875,836 25.7 1,284,667 37.8 F F
  Women
 3,378,619 379,097 11.2 1,584,886 46.9 514,734 15.2 861,976 25.5 37,925E 1.1E
                     
Manitoba 626,167 25,105E 4.0E 237,072 37.9 115,251 18.4 245,583 39.2 F F
  Men
 314,824 F F 93,301 29.6 68,277 21.7 145,570 46.2 F F
  Women
 311,343 17,428E 5.6E 143,771 46.2 46,975 15.1 100,014 32.1 F F
                     
Saskatchewan 549,038 21,621E 3.9E 183,918 33.5 118,541 21.6 213,145 38.8 11,813E 2.2E
  Men
 287,955 F F 84,233 29.3 78,560 27.3 120,601 41.9 F F
  Women
 261,083 19,923E 7.6E 99,686 38.2 39,981 15.3 92,544 35.4 F F
                     
Alberta 1,733,061 108,551 6.3 708,830 40.9 344,343 19.9 550,080 31.7 F F
  Men
 885,931 F F 309,235 34.9 236,680 26.7 309,416 34.9 F F
  Women
 847,130 82,097 9.7 399,595 47.2 107,664 12.7 240,664 28.4 F F
                     
British Columbia 2,429,547 210,257 8.7 1,089,671 44.9 419,776 17.3 690,149 28.4 19,694E 0.8E
  Men
 1,212,493 43,550E 3.6E 462,307 38.1 267,777 22.1 426,584 35.2 F F
  Women
 1,217,054 166,708 13.7 627,364 51.5 151,998 12.5 263,565 21.7 F F
                     

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file
2. Body mass index (BMI-Canadian standard), which relates weight to height, is a common method of determining if an individual's weight is in a healthy range based on their height.
3. Body mass index (BMI-Canadian standard) is calculated as follows: weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared.
4. The index is: under 20.0 (underweight), 20.0-24.9 (acceptable weight), 25.0-27.0 (some excess weight) and higher than 27.0 (overweight).
5. Population aged 20 to 64 excluding pregnant women and persons less than 3 feet (0.914 metres) tall or greater than 6 feet 11 inches (2.108 metres).
6. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
7. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
8. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
9. CANSIM table number 01040008.