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

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                      
Territories 50,323 2,183 4.3 18,367 36.5 11,832 23.5 12,933 25.7 5,009 10.0
  Men
 26,991 F 1.7E 9,421 34.9 7,806 28.9 7,912 29.3 1,389E 5.1E
  Women
 23,333 1,721E 7.4 8,945 38.3 4,025 17.3 5,021 21.5 3,620 15.5
                     
Yukon Territory 16,077 744 4.6 6,447 40.1 4,144 25.8 3,734 23.2 1,008 6.3
  Men
 8,357 F F 3,102 37.1 2,490 29.8 2,377 28.4 295E 3.5E
  Women
 7,720 650 8.4 3,345 43.3 1,654 21.4 1,357 17.6 714 9.2
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 34,246 1,439E 4.2E 11,920 34.8 7,688 22.4 9,199 26.9 4,000 11.7
  Men
 18,633 F F 6,320 33.9 5,317 28.5 5,535 29.7 1,094E 5.9E
  Women
 15,613 1,071E 6.9E 5,600 35.9 2,371 15.2 3,664 23.5 2,906 18.6
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 21,902 705E 3.2E 8,766 40.0 5,193 23.7 6,413 29.3 826E 3.8E
  Men
 11,991 F F 4,544 37.9 3,437 28.7 3,614 30.1 F F
  Women
 9,911 F 5.7E 4,222 42.6 1,756E 17.7E 2,799 28.2 565E 5.7E
                     
Nunavut 12,344 F 5.9E 3,154 25.6 2,495 20.2 2,786 22.6 3,175 25.7
  Men
 6,643 F F 1,776E 26.7 1,880E 28.3 1,921E 28.9 834E 12.6E
  Women
 5,702 F F 1,379E 24.2E 615E 10.8E 865E 15.2E 2,341 41.1
                     
1996/1997                      
Territories 51,553 2,519E 4.9E 18,631 36.1 8,924 17.3 16,832 32.6 4,647 9.0
  Men
 27,584 F F 9,392 34.1 5,965 21.6 10,225 37.1 1,589E 5.8
  Women
 23,969 2,106E 8.8 9,239 38.5 2,959 12.3 6,607 27.6 3,058 12.8
                     
Yukon Territory 16,985 846E 5.0E 6,797 40.0 3,626 21.3 5,185 30.5 531E 3.1E
  Men
 8,992 F F 3,471 38.6 2,239 24.9 3,107 34.6 F F
  Women
 7,993 762E 9.5E 3,325 41.6 1,387 17.4 2,077 26.0 441E 5.5E
                     
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 34,568 1,673E 4.8E 11,835 34.2 5,298 15.3 11,647 33.7 4,115 11.9
  Men
 18,592 F F 5,921 31.8 3,726 20.0 7,118 38.3 1,499E 8.1
  Women
 15,976 1,344E 8.4E 5,914 37.0 1,572E 9.8E 4,529 28.4 2,617 16.4
                     
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 23,279 1,268E 5.4E 8,704 37.4 3,233E 13.9 8,830 37.9 1,244E 5.3E
  Men
 12,156 F F 4,025 33.1 2,050E 16.9E 5,239 43.1 F F
  Women
 11,122 979E 8.8E 4,679 42.1 1,183E 10.6E 3,591 32.3 F F
                     
Nunavut 11,289 F F 3,131 27.7 2,065E 18.3 2,818 25.0 2,871 25.4
  Men
 6,436 F F 1,896E 29.5 1,676E 26.0 1,879E 29.2 944E 14.7E
  Women
 4,853 F F 1,234E 25.4E F F 938E 19.3E 1,927 39.7
                     

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), 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. 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 01045008.