Table 19
Distribution of the household population with a body mass index less than 30 kg/m2, by the average triceps skinfold, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Distribution of the household population with a body mass index less than 30 kg/m, by the average triceps skinfold, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Average triceps skinfold
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
  millimetres
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 12.4 12.0 12.7 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.0 7.6 8.6 8.2 9.0
Age 12 to 19 13.9 13.4 14.4 5.7 5.3 6.1 6.6 6.2 7.0 8.7 8.2 9.2
Age 20 to 39 14.3 13.8 14.9 5.4 5.0 5.8 6.5 5.9 7.1 9.2 8.4 10.0
Age 40 to 59 16.0 15.3 16.6 5.9 5.4 6.4 7.5 6.7 8.3 10.2 9.3 11.1
Age 60 to 79 16.0 15.4 16.6 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.1 7.7 10.1 9.4 10.8
Age 6 to 79 14.9 14.5 15.2 5.9 5.7 6.1 7.0 6.7 7.3 9.4 9.0 9.8
Males  
Age 6 to 11 11.9 11.3 12.4 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.4 7.2 8.1 7.8 8.4
Age 12 to 19 11.1 10.6 11.6 5.1 4.5 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.1 7.0 6.5 7.5
Age 20 to 39 10.3 9.8 10.8 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 7.2 6.5 7.9
Age 40 to 59 10.9 10.1 11.7 5.4 5.0 5.8 5.9 5.4 6.4 8.0 7.1 8.9
Age 60 to 79 10.5 10.1 11.0 5.4 4.8 6.0 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.6 7.1 8.1
Age 6 to 79 10.8 10.4 11.1 5.2 5.0 5.4 5.9 5.6 6.2 7.6 7.2 8.0
Females  
Age 6 to 11 12.9 12.5 13.3 7.1 6.7 7.5 8.0 7.7 8.3 9.6 9.1 10.1
Age 12 to 19 16.7 16.0 17.5 8.7 8.0 9.4 9.7 8.8 10.6 12.6 11.8 13.4
Age 20 to 39 18.7 17.8 19.7 9.4 8.1 10.7 11.5 10.4 12.6 13.8 12.6 15.0
Age 40 to 59 20.7 20.1 21.4 10.8 10.0 11.6 12.7 11.3 14.1 16.1 15.4 16.8
Age 60 to 79 20.9 20.2 21.7 11.2 9.4 13.0 13.6 12.8 14.4 17.0 15.9 18.1
Age 6 to 79 18.9 18.5 19.4 9.1 8.7 9.5 10.8 10.5 11.1 14.0 13.5 14.5
Distribution of the household population with a body mass index less than 30 kg/m, by the average triceps skinfold, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Average triceps skinfold
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
  millimetres
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 11.1 10.6 11.6 14.8 13.9 15.7 20.0 19.1 20.9 22.8 21.7 23.9
Age 12 to 19 12.7 12.0 13.4 17.6 17.1 18.1 22.6 21.1 24.1 25.1 23.8 26.4
Age 20 to 39 13.1 12.7 13.5 18.7 17.2 20.2 23.9 22.9 24.9 27.0 25.8 28.2
Age 40 to 59 14.5 13.9 15.1 21.4 20.2 22.6 26.8 26.0 27.6 28.9 28.0 29.8
Age 60 to 79 15.1 14.6 15.6 20.8 19.1 22.5 26.1 25.4 26.8 28.5 27.1 29.9
Age 6 to 79 13.4 13.0 13.8 19.2 18.7 19.7 25.0 24.5 25.5 27.9 27.4 28.4
Males  
Age 6 to 11 10.2 9.5 10.9 14.6 13.4 15.8 19.4 17.8 21.0 22.4 20.9 23.9
Age 12 to 19 9.4 8.7 10.1 13.4 12.4 14.4 19.0 17.6 20.4 22.6 20.1 25.1
Age 20 to 39 9.9 8.9 10.9 12.7 12.1 13.3 15.9 14.7 17.1 17.2 16.0 18.4
Age 40 to 59 10.4 9.5 11.3 13.1 12.0 14.2 15.0 13.3 16.7 19.1 14.3 23.9
Age 60 to 79 9.9 9.2 10.6 12.8 11.8 13.8 15.4 14.8 16.0 17.0 15.7 18.3
Age 6 to 79 10.0 9.5 10.5 13.0 12.5 13.5 16.3 15.6 17.0 19.1 18.1 20.1
Females  
Age 6 to 11 11.7 11.4 12.0 15.1 13.8 16.4 20.2 18.8 21.6 22.9 21.2 24.6
Age 12 to 19 16.6 16.0 17.2 19.4 18.3 20.5 24.3 23.0 25.6 26.8 24.1 29.5
Age 20 to 39 18.1 16.4 19.8 23.1 21.7 24.5 27.1 25.8 28.4 30.8 28.7 32.9
Age 40 to 59 20.5 19.5 21.5 25.6 24.3 26.9 28.9 28.0 29.8 31.4 30.2 32.6
Age 60 to 79 20.3 18.8 21.8 25.0 24.2 25.8 28.2 26.9 29.5 30.7 28.7 32.7
Age 6 to 79 18.6 17.9 19.3 23.4 22.9 23.9 27.6 26.9 28.3 30.3 29.4 31.2
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, with a body mass index less than 30 kg/m2, 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.