Table 13
Distribution of the household population by musculoskeletal fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009
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| Musculoskeletal fitness norms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needs improvement | Fair | Good | |||||||
| Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | ||||
| From | To | From | To | From | To | ||||
| percent | |||||||||
| Both sexes | |||||||||
| Age 15 to 19 | 14.4 E | 9.3 | 19.5 | 31.8 | 28.1 | 35.6 | 29.4 | 22.9 | 35.8 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 30.0 | 26.3 | 33.8 | 30.1 | 26.6 | 33.5 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 29.4 | 33.0 | 29.0 | 37.1 |
| Age 60 to 69 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 21.0 | 31.6 | 27.7 | 35.6 | 31.7 | 27.3 | 36.1 |
| Age 15 to 69 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 31.0 | 31.4 | 29.2 | 33.7 |
| Males | |||||||||
| Age 15 to 19 | 9.8 E | 4.5 | 15.1 | 35.9 | 28.9 | 43.0 | 29.7 | 20.8 | 38.7 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 4.2 E | 2.5 | 5.8 | 26.2 | 21.3 | 31.1 | 32.1 | 26.1 | 38.1 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 5.3 E | 3.0 | 7.6 | 23.9 | 18.8 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 23.6 | 35.6 |
| Age 60 to 69 | 16.3 | 11.9 | 20.7 | 44.3 | 36.7 | 51.8 | 25.0 | 18.7 | 31.2 |
| Age 15 to 69 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 28.4 | 25.0 | 31.7 | 30.0 | 27.4 | 32.5 |
| Females | |||||||||
| Age 15 to 19 | 18.5 E | 12.5 | 24.5 | 28.2 | 20.1 | 36.2 | 29.0 | 20.1 | 38.0 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 17.2 | 12.7 | 21.6 | 33.9 | 29.0 | 38.9 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 32.9 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 21.6 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 30.9 | 36.4 | 31.7 | 41.2 |
| Age 60 to 69 | 18.1 | 13.2 | 23.1 | 19.8 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 38.0 | 33.1 | 42.9 |
| Age 15 to 69 | 17.2 | 13.3 | 21.1 | 28.4 | 25.7 | 31.1 | 32.9 | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| Musculoskeletal fitness norms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very good | Excellent | |||||
| Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | |||
| From | To | From | To | |||
| percent | ||||||
| Both sexes | ||||||
| Age 15 to 19 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 23.2 | 5.3 E | 2.7 | 7.9 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 23.3 | 20.8 | 25.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 7.8 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 25.4 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 9.9 |
| Age 60 to 69 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| Age 15 to 69 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| Males | ||||||
| Age 15 to 19 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 25.1 | 4.5 E | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 30.5 | 25.2 | 35.8 | 7.0 E | 3.9 | 10.2 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 28.6 | 24.1 | 33.2 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 16.2 |
| Age 60 to 69 | 11.1 E | 6.2 | 16.0 | 3.3 E | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Age 15 to 69 | 26.4 | 23.5 | 29.3 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 9.9 |
| Females | ||||||
| Age 15 to 19 | 18.3 | 12.8 | 23.8 | 6.0 E | 2.6 | 9.4 |
| Age 20 to 39 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 18.7 | 4.9 E | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| Age 40 to 59 | 16.8 | 12.7 | 21.0 | 3.9 E | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| Age 60 to 69 | 20.2 E | 13.6 | 26.7 | 4.0 E | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Age 15 to 69 | 17.1 | 14.9 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
use with caution (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%)
Note(s):
The norms used in this table can be found in Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, 2004, The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Approach (CPAFLA), 3rd edition, Ottawa. Total household population aged 15 to 69, 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.
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