Table 14
Distribution of the household population by aerobic fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Distribution of the household population by aerobic fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Aerobic 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 9.3 E 5.8 12.7 15.9 11.9 19.9 43.1 36.2 50.1
Age 20 to 39 13.7 9.9 17.5 28.2 23.6 32.8 33.0 29.1 37.0
Age 40 to 59 14.6 12.5 16.7 29.2 25.6 32.9 29.8 25.3 34.3
Age 60 to 69 40.0 32.6 47.3 35.8 28.9 42.7 19.3 15.8 22.9
Age 15 to 69 15.6 13.2 18.0 28.0 25.0 31.0 31.7 28.6 34.7
Males  
Age 15 to 19 F … … 22.3 16.8 27.9 30.6 23.6 37.6
Age 20 to 39 12.0 E 7.6 16.4 34.2 26.0 42.4 26.3 19.7 33.0
Age 40 to 59 11.2 E 6.9 15.4 20.9 17.5 24.2 39.5 31.8 47.2
Age 60 to 69 22.8 E 13.4 32.1 36.5 27.1 45.9 30.8 23.8 37.7
Age 15 to 69 12.2 9.9 14.6 28.1 23.9 32.3 32.2 27.3 37.1
Females  
Age 15 to 19 9.2 E 5.0 13.4 F … … 54.1 46.6 61.6
Age 20 to 39 15.5 E 10.2 20.8 21.7 18.3 25.1 40.3 36.5 44.0
Age 40 to 59 18.1 13.8 22.4 37.6 32.1 43.2 20.0 16.2 23.8
Age 60 to 69 56.5 48.4 64.6 35.2 25.4 44.9 8.3 E 4.5 12.1
Age 15 to 69 19.1 15.9 22.2 27.9 24.9 30.9 31.1 28.3 33.9
Distribution of the household population by aerobic fitness norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Aerobic fitness norms
Very good Excellent
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 15 to 19 22.7 18.6 26.9 9.0 E 5.6 12.3
Age 20 to 39 17.6 13.6 21.6 7.5 E 4.2 10.9
Age 40 to 59 19.7 16.4 23.0 6.6 4.8 8.5
Age 60 to 69 4.1 E 1.8 6.4 F … …
Age 15 to 69 17.9 15.2 20.6 6.8 5.1 8.5
Males  
Age 15 to 19 24.9 20.6 29.1 12.9 E 7.9 17.9
Age 20 to 39 17.4 E 10.4 24.3 10.1 E 5.0 15.1
Age 40 to 59 20.8 15.4 26.2 7.6 E 4.4 10.8
Age 60 to 69 8.4 E 3.6 13.2 F … …
Age 15 to 69 18.7 14.5 22.9 8.7 E 5.8 11.6
Females  
Age 15 to 19 20.9 15.0 26.8 5.5 E 2.0 9.0
Age 20 to 39 17.8 13.1 22.5 4.8 E 2.7 6.9
Age 40 to 59 18.6 15.9 21.3 5.7 E 3.3 8.0
Age 60 to 69 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Age 15 to 69 17.1 14.1 20.1 4.8 E 3.2 6.5
E
use with caution (use with caution (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%)
F
too unreliable to be published (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3%; suppressed due to extreme sampling variability)
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.