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Table 2. Overweight and obesity rates, by selected health behaviours, household population aged 2 to 17, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Estimated population
'000
Overweight Obese Overweight/Obese
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
6,184
18.1
16.8, 19.3
8.2
7.3, 9.1
26.2
24.8, 27.7
Daily fruit and vegetable consumption Less than 3 times
1,307
18.7
16.1, 21.3
10.22
8.0, 12.3
28.92
25.6, 32.1
3 to less than 5 times
2,310
19.0
16.7, 21.4
9.02
7.4, 10.7
28.12
25.5, 30.7
5 or more times1
2,552
16.8
14.7, 19.0
6.4
5.2, 7.7
23.3
21.0, 25.6
Weekly hours of physical activity (ages 6 to 11) Less than 71
359
16.7
12.1, 21.3
9.33
5.2, 13.4
26.0
20.2, 31.8
7 to less than 14
982
18.4
15.2, 21.7
8.2
5.7, 10.6
26.6
22.8, 30.4
14 or more
957
18.0
14.5, 21.5
7.53
4.9, 10.1
25.5
21.3, 29.7
Leisure time physical activity
(ages 12 to 17)
Boys
Active/Moderately active1
974
24.0
20.5, 27.5
9.3
7.2, 11.4
33.3
29.7, 37.0
Sedentary
346
13.02
9.3, 16.7
16.32 3
10.3, 22.2
29.3
22.4, 36.2
Girls
Active/Moderately active1
709
18.5
15.3, 21.8
6.3
4.2, 8.3
24.8
21.1, 28.5
Sedentary
486
18.0
13.4, 22.6
9.23
5.8, 12.6
27.1
21.7, 32.6
Daily hours of screen time
(ages 6 to 11)
Less than or equal to 11
484
12.53
8.0, 17.1
5.33
2.2, 8.4
17.8
12.6, 23.0
More than 1 to 2
1,013
15.3
12.4, 18.2
7.13
4.7, 9.5
22.4
18.9, 25.9
More than 2
824
24.12
19.6, 28.6
10.62
7.7, 13.6
34.82
29.9, 39.6
Weekly hours of screen time
(ages 12 to 17)
Less than 101
614
13.9
11.0, 16.8
9.13
5.6, 12.5
23.0
18.6, 27.4
10 to less than 20
699
21.92
18.0, 25.9
6.6
4.7, 8.6
28.6
24.6, 32.6
20 to less than 30
728
20.22
16.8, 23.6
11.2
8.3, 14.0
31.42
27.2, 35.6
30 or more
466
23.82
18.9, 28.8
11.23
7.5, 14.9
35.02
29.4, 40.6
Note: There were 27 respondents with a missing value for fruit and vegetable consumption, 18 for physical activity for ages 6 to 11, 2 for screen time for ages 6 to 11, and 7 for screen time for ages 12 to 17.
1. Reference group
2. Significantly different from estimate for reference group (p < 0.05)
3. Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3% (interpret with caution)
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition