Table 27
Distribution of the household population aged 6 to 17, by body mass index norms based on self-reported inputs—Cole system, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Distribution of the household population aged 6 to 17, by body mass index norms based on self-reported inputs—Cole system, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009
  Body mass index norms based on self-reported inputs—Cole system
Neither overweight or obese Overweight Obese
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To
  percent
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 69.1 63.9 74.3 19.3 14.7 23.9 11.6 8.2 15.1
Age 12 to 17 76.2 68.1 84.3 15.5 10.7 20.3 8.3 E 3.4 13.1
Age 6 to 17 73.2 67.6 78.7 17.1 12.9 21.3 9.7 7.1 12.4
Males  
Age 6 to 11 64.1 56.5 71.7 22.7 17.9 27.5 13.2 E 7.8 18.6
Age 12 to 17 71.6 63.1 80.2 16.8 13.5 20.1 11.6 E 4.8 18.3
Age 6 to 17 68.5 62.5 74.5 19.3 15.8 22.8 12.2 8.3 16.2
Females  
Age 6 to 11 74.4 69.0 79.7 15.6 E 10.2 21.1 10.0 7.3 12.7
Age 12 to 17 81.7 72.5 90.8 14.0 E 6.9 21.0 F … …
Age 6 to 17 78.4 72.2 84.6 14.7 E 9.1 20.3 6.9 5.2 8.5
E
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 T.J. Cole, M.C. Bellizzi , K.M. Flegal & W.H. Diets, 2000, "Establishing a Standard Definition for Child Overweight and Obesity Worlwide: International survey," The BMJ, Vol. 320, p. 1240-1243.Total household population aged 6 to 17.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.