Body mass index (BMI), International standard, by sex, household population aged 20 to 64 excluding pregnant women, territories, 1994/95-1996/97

Body mass index
(International standard)		 Total, body mass index Underweight - BMI under 18.5 Acceptable weight - BMI 18.5-24.9 Overweight - BMI 25.0-29.9 Obese - BMI 30.0 or higher Body mass index, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995                      
Territories 51,166 966E 1.9E 19,584 38.3 17,370 33.9 7,395 14.5 5,851 11.4
  Men
 26,991 F F 9,864 36.5 11,517 42.7 4,201 15.6 1,389E 5.1E
  Women
 24,175 946E 3.9E 9,720 40.2 5,853 24.2 3,194 13.2 4,462 18.5
                     
Yukon Territory 16,262 203E 1.2E 6,988 43.0 5,797 35.6 2,081 12.8 1,192 7.3
  Men
 8,357 F F 3,176 38.0 3,558 42.6 1,309 15.7 295E 3.5E
  Women
 7,904 183E 2.3E 3,812 48.2 2,239 28.3 773 9.8 898 11.4
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 34,904 F 2.2E 12,596 36.1 11,573 33.2 5,313 15.2 4,659 13.3
  Men
 18,633 F F 6,688 35.9 7,959 42.7 2,892 15.5 1,094E 5.9E
  Women
 16,271 F 4.7E 5,908 36.3 3,614 22.2 2,421 14.9 3,565 21.9
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 22,102 F F 9,064 41.0 7,888 35.7 3,717 16.8 1,026E 4.6E
  Men
 11,991 F F 4,680 39.0 5,253 43.8 1,798E 15.0E F F
  Women
 10,112 F F 4,384 43.4 2,635 26.1 1,920E 19.0 766E 7.6E
                     
Nunavut 12,802 F F 3,533 27.6 3,685 28.8 1,596E 12.5E 3,632 28.4
  Men
 6,643 F F 2,008E 30.2 2,706 40.7 1,095E 16.5E 834E 12.6E
  Women
 6,159 F F 1,525E 24.8 979E 15.9E F F 2,798 45.4
                     
1996/1997                      
Territories 52,715 F F 21,084 40.0 17,690 33.6 7,902 15.0 5,810 11.0
  Men
 27,584 F F 9,857 35.7 11,389 41.3 4,709 17.1 1,589E 5.8
  Women
 25,131 F F 11,227 44.7 6,301 25.1 3,192 12.7 4,221 16.8
                     
Yukon Territory 17,258 F F 7,551 43.8 6,267 36.3 2,510 14.5 805E 4.7E
  Men
 8,992 F F 3,589 39.9 3,941 43.8 1,371 15.3 F F
  Women
 8,266 F F 3,962 47.9 2,326 28.1 1,139 13.8 714E 8.6E
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 35,458 F F 13,533 38.2 11,423 32.2 5,391 15.2 5,005 14.1
  Men
 18,592 F F 6,268 33.7 7,448 40.1 3,338E 18.0 1,499E 8.1
  Women
 16,865 F F 7,265 43.1 3,976 23.6 2,053E 12.2 3,506 20.8
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 23,425 F F 9,979 42.6 7,775 33.2 4,216 18.0 1,391E 5.9E
  Men
 12,156 F F 4,313 35.5 4,798 39.5 2,491E 20.5E F F
  Women
 11,269 F F 5,666 50.3 2,977 26.4 1,725E 15.3E 837E 7.4E
                     
Nunavut 12,032 F F 3,554 29.5 3,649 30.3 1,175E 9.8E 3,614 30.0
  Men
 6,436 F F 1,955E 30.4 2,650 41.2 847E 13.2E 944E 14.7E
  Women
 5,596 F F 1,599E 28.6 999E 17.8E F F 2,670 47.7
                     

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95 and 1996/97, cross sectional sample, health file, North component
2. Body mass index (BMI), International 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), International standard, is calculated as follows: weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared.
4. The index is: under 18.5 (underweight), 18.5-24.9 (acceptable weight), 25.0-29.9 (overweight) and 30.0 or higher (obese).
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. A simple variance formula was 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 01045009.