Table 23
Distribution of the household population with a body mass index less than 30 kg/m2, by the sum of the five skinfolds, 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 sum of the five skinfolds, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Sum of five skinfolds
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 50.5 48.1 52.9 24.4 23.1 25.7 27.1 26.0 28.2 31.3 29.9 32.7
Age 12 to 19 63.3 60.5 66.1 28.1 26.5 29.7 31.4 30.1 32.7 39.1 36.5 41.7
Age 20 to 39 71.2 68.9 73.5 31.3 29.2 33.4 36.3 34.1 38.5 49.8 47.4 52.2
Age 40 to 59 78.6 75.0 82.2 37.2 32.3 42.1 43.0 38.7 47.3 56.3 51.9 60.7
Age 60 to 79 78.0 75.4 80.5 36.2 31.8 40.6 43.6 40.7 46.5 57.5 55.6 59.4
Age 6 to 79 71.6 70.0 73.1 30.0 29.4 30.6 34.7 33.5 35.9 48.5 46.4 50.6
Males  
Age 6 to 11 48.4 45.3 51.5 23.4 21.8 25.0 25.7 24.5 26.9 29.3 27.7 30.9
Age 12 to 19 51.6 49.8 53.4 25.5 24.6 26.4 28.2 26.6 29.8 33.4 32.2 34.6
Age 20 to 39 61.3 58.9 63.7 28.6 26.5 30.7 31.8 29.6 34.0 42.1 38.5 45.7
Age 40 to 59 66.6 62.1 71.1 32.3 29.3 35.3 38.8 34.1 43.5 51.3 46.5 56.1
Age 60 to 79 62.0 59.9 64.0 31.5 28.2 34.8 36.5 32.1 40.9 47.3 43.3 51.3
Age 6 to 79 60.5 58.6 62.3 27.4 26.6 28.2 31.2 30.5 31.9 41.4 38.9 43.9
Females  
Age 6 to 11 52.8 49.7 55.9 26.9 24.7 29.1 29.3 28.4 30.2 34.5 33.0 36.0
Age 12 to 19 75.3 71.1 79.6 36.6 32.8 40.4 40.9 36.8 45.0 54.0 49.9 58.1
Age 20 to 39 82.0 77.6 86.4 39.6 36.8 42.4 46.1 42.6 49.6 58.7 54.6 62.8
Age 40 to 59 89.9 86.0 93.9 44.7 40.1 49.3 53.8 49.4 58.2 64.8 59.9 69.7
Age 60 to 79 92.8 89.8 95.8 53.8 49.1 58.5 60.6 55.8 65.4 75.4 72.7 78.1
Age 6 to 79 82.7 80.8 84.6 37.2 36.5 37.9 43.3 41.4 45.2 59.1 56.5 61.7
Distribution of the household population with a body mass index less than 30 kg/m, by the sum of the five skinfolds, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Sum of five skinfolds
50th percentile 75th percentile  90th percentile 95th 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 41.2 38.5 43.9 61.8 56.9 66.7 92.4 85.9 98.9 105.8 99.6 112.0
Age 12 to 19 57.1 52.8 61.4 81.9 76.8 87.0 104.0 98.5 109.5 123.4 114.2 132.6
Age 20 to 39 65.5 61.0 70.0 88.8 84.7 92.9 111.8 106.2 117.4 125.5 122.3 128.7
Age 40 to 59 73.5 67.2 79.8 99.3 93.9 104.7 121.0 114.8 127.2 131.1 124.5 137.7
Age 60 to 79 76.3 74.0 78.6 93.3 88.0 98.6 117.2 112.0 122.4 127.3 116.4 138.2
Age 6 to 79 67.3 64.5 70.1 90.4 88.6 92.2 113.7 110.5 116.9 126.3 123.1 129.5
Males  
Age 6 to 11 37.1 33.5 40.7 60.3 51.4 69.2 92.4 84.5 100.3 107.4 99.4 115.4
Age 12 to 19 42.9 40.7 45.1 63.6 57.6 69.6 92.2 82.9 101.5 105.5 95.8 115.2
Age 20 to 39 58.0 52.8 63.2 76.5 73.9 79.1 91.6 84.7 98.5 103.7 95.1 112.3
Age 40 to 59 63.4 58.0 68.8 80.6 72.4 88.8 98.2 91.0 105.4 109.3 98.6 120.0
Age 60 to 79 60.2 56.5 63.9 76.1 72.7 79.5 85.0 82.1 87.9 93.3 86.9 99.7
Age 6 to 79 57.5 55.0 60.0 75.7 73.0 78.4 93.4 90.3 96.5 104.9 100.8 109.0
Females  
Age 6 to 11 44.8 42.6 47.0 62.9 58.0 67.8 92.8 84.6 101.0 103.8 93.5 114.1
Age 12 to 19 71.1 65.8 76.4 90.5 83.9 97.1 117.4 106.0 128.8 131.6 121.7 141.5
Age 20 to 39 77.3 70.3 84.3 103.0 97.3 108.7 124.7 120.0 129.4 132.2 125.7 138.7
Age 40 to 59 88.7 83.3 94.1 110.0 106.3 113.7 129.2 124.3 134.1 141.6 131.8 151.4
Age 60 to 79 89.1 84.4 93.8 110.0 103.4 116.6 124.3 117.0 131.6 143.1 132.8 153.4
Age 6 to 79 80.7 77.2 84.2 104.7 102.4 107.0 124.7 121.6 127.8 136.5 130.8 142.2
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.