Table 31
Measured weight of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Measured weight of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Measured weight
Mean 5 th percentile 10 th percentile 25 th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  kilograms
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 33.3 32.5 34.0 20.8 19.9 21.7 22.0 21.1 22.9 25.2 24.2 26.2
Age 12 to 19 63.1 61.2 65.1 41.0 39.5 42.5 44.2 42.5 45.9 51.4 50.2 52.6
Age 20 to 39 76.0 74.2 77.7 51.8 50.9 52.7 55.2 54.0 56.4 62.4 60.4 64.4
Age 40 to 59 79.2 77.4 80.9 53.5 51.9 55.1 57.5 56.2 58.8 66.4 65.0 67.8
Age 60 to 79 77.5 76.4 78.6 54.0 52.6 55.4 57.9 56.3 59.5 66.0 64.5 67.5
Age 6 to 79 72.7 71.3 74.0 35.3 34.5 36.1 48.9 48.5 49.3 59.5 58.4 60.6
Males  
Age 6 to 11 33.4 32.0 34.8 20.9 19.9 21.9 22.2 21.0 23.4 25.8 24.5 27.1
Age 12 to 19 66.1 63.1 69.0 39.6 37.6 41.6 43.3 40.4 46.2 53.4 51.0 55.8
Age 20 to 39 82.7 81.2 84.2 59.2 56.8 61.6 64.5 61.4 67.6 70.8 69.5 72.1
Age 40 to 59 87.1 84.5 89.6 66.2 64.6 67.8 69.3 67.4 71.2 75.6 73.3 77.9
Age 60 to 79 84.2 82.7 85.7 62.0 60.0 64.0 66.2 64.6 67.8 72.8 70.4 75.2
Age 6 to 79 78.7 77.2 80.2 35.2 33.2 37.2 51.0 49.6 52.4 68.0 66.7 69.3
Females  
Age 6 to 11 33.2 31.9 34.4 20.0 18.9 21.1 21.8 20.9 22.7 24.2 23.1 25.3
Age 12 to 19 60.0 58.6 61.5 41.4 40.0 42.8 45.0 43.3 46.7 51.0 49.5 52.5
Age 20 to 39 69.1 66.6 71.6 49.5 48.1 50.9 51.9 50.7 53.1 56.9 55.3 58.5
Age 40 to 59 71.4 69.3 73.6 50.4 48.6 52.2 53.9 52.6 55.2 59.7 58.2 61.2
Age 60 to 79 71.4 69.8 73.1 52.2 50.7 53.7 54.8 53.1 56.5 60.9 59.2 62.6
Age 6 to 79 66.7 65.0 68.3 35.4 34.2 36.6 47.9 47.4 48.4 55.4 54.2 56.6
Measured weight of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Measured weight
50 th percentile 75 th percentile 90 th percentile 95 th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  kilograms
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 31.4 30.7 32.1 38.8 37.9 39.7 47.2 45.5 48.9 54.6 51.5 57.7
Age 12 to 19 60.2 58.7 61.7 71.0 67.3 74.7 86.2 82.2 90.2 94.6 90.1 99.1
Age 20 to 39 72.7 70.5 74.9 86.0 82.6 89.4 100.3 94.1 106.5 110.0 106.3 113.7
Age 40 to 59 77.6 75.4 79.8 90.0 88.4 91.6 101.3 97.3 105.3 109.7 105.1 114.3
Age 60 to 79 75.8 74.4 77.2 87.2 86.0 88.4 98.8 95.7 101.9 106.3 102.6 110.0
Age 6 to 79 72.0 70.5 73.5 85.8 83.9 87.7 98.2 95.0 101.4 107.4 103.5 111.3
Males  
Age 6 to 11 31.6 29.8 33.4 38.8 37.2 40.4 47.0 44.5 49.5 52.2 50.0 54.4
Age 12 to 19 63.6 61.2 66.0 76.1 70.8 81.4 89.9 85.0 94.8 95.8 87.0 104.6
Age 20 to 39 80.0 77.2 82.8 92.0 89.6 94.4 105.2 98.5 111.9 113.7 109.3 118.1
Age 40 to 59 85.7 81.9 89.5 95.0 91.7 98.3 106.5 101.0 112.0 116.6 110.7 122.5
Age 60 to 79 82.9 80.7 85.1 92.8 90.9 94.7 104.2 102.0 106.4 112.6 108.5 116.7
Age 6 to 79 79.3 77.1 81.5 91.3 89.6 93.0 103.0 99.2 106.8 112.6 109.7 115.5
Females  
Age 6 to 11 31.1 30.0 32.2 38.7 37.2 40.2 48.0 43.2 52.8 56.6 51.5 61.7
Age 12 to 19 57.5 55.6 59.4 64.7 62.2 67.2 80.3 75.2 85.4 88.6 82.7 94.5
Age 20 to 39 65.9 63.5 68.3 78.6 74.5 82.7 92.6 85.5 99.7 103.4 93.4 113.4
Age 40 to 59 69.0 66.8 71.2 80.8 77.0 84.6 93.8 89.0 98.6 102.6 95.4 109.8
Age 60 to 79 69.6 67.6 71.6 79.3 76.7 81.9 91.0 86.8 95.2 97.4 92.2 102.6
Age 6 to 79 64.8 63.1 66.5 76.9 74.0 79.8 90.4 87.1 93.7 99.2 94.0 104.4
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.