Table 36
Mean predicted maximal aerobic power of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Mean predicted maximal aerobic power of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Mean predicted maximal aerobic power
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
  millilitres per kilogram per minute
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 53.3 53.0 53.5 45.2 44.5 45.9 46.7 45.9 47.5 49.9 49.4 50.4
Age 12 to 19 48.6 48.0 49.2 37.6 36.7 38.5 40.3 39.7 40.9 43.0 42.2 43.8
Age 20 to 39 41.4 40.6 42.1 32.0 31.4 32.6 33.2 32.4 34.0 36.5 35.9 37.1
Age 40 to 59 33.9 33.3 34.4 23.3 22.6 24.0 25.6 25.0 26.2 30.0 29.6 30.4
Age 60 to 79 25.8 25.2 26.4 19.3 18.9 19.7 19.8 18.9 20.7 22.3 21.5 23.1
Age 6 to 79 39.6 39.2 40.1 24.1 23.3 24.9 28.0 27.3 28.7 32.5 31.9 33.1
Males  
Age 6 to 11 56.4 55.9 56.8 49.7 48.8 50.6 50.8 49.8 51.8 54.8 53.8 55.8
Age 12 to 19 52.5 51.7 53.4 43.4 39.2 47.6 45.3 44.0 46.6 49.9 48.3 51.5
Age 20 to 39 44.1 43.1 45.1 32.7 31.7 33.7 34.5 33.0 36.0 40.0 38.1 41.9
Age 40 to 59 36.6 35.6 37.6 26.8 25.6 28.0 28.3 26.9 29.7 31.6 30.9 32.3
Age 60 to 79 27.6 26.6 28.5 19.4 18.1 20.7 21.0 19.7 22.3 24.7 22.4 27.0
Age 6 to 79 42.5 41.9 43.1 27.1 26.2 28.0 30.0 29.3 30.7 35.1 33.5 36.7
Females  
Age 6 to 11 50.4 50.0 50.8 44.5 43.8 45.2 45.3 44.6 46.0 47.4 46.6 48.2
Age 12 to 19 44.5 43.8 45.1 36.3 34.7 37.9 38.4 37.4 39.4 41.1 40.5 41.7
Age 20 to 39 38.4 37.6 39.3 31.4 30.2 32.6 32.4 31.5 33.3 35.5 34.6 36.5
Age 40 to 59 31.2 30.5 31.8 22.4 20.7 24.1 23.5 22.8 24.2 28.4 26.3 30.5
Age 60 to 79 24.1 23.6 24.6 18.8 18.0 19.6 19.6 19.2 20.0 21.5 20.4 22.6
Age 6 to 79 36.7 36.1 37.2 22.8 22.3 23.3 25.0 24.1 25.9 30.9 30.3 31.5
Mean predicted maximal aerobic power of the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Mean predicted maximal aerobic power
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
  millilitres per kilogram per minute
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 54.0 52.2 55.8 57.2 56.8 57.6 59.3 59.1 59.5 59.8 59.5 60.1
Age 12 to 19 48.8 48.1 49.5 54.0 53.7 54.3 57.1 56.6 57.6 58.1 57.5 58.7
Age 20 to 39 40.6 39.9 41.3 45.6 44.4 46.8 50.6 49.9 51.3 52.3 51.3 53.3
Age 40 to 59 33.0 32.1 33.9 38.8 38.1 39.5 41.9 40.6 43.2 45.2 44.0 46.4
Age 60 to 79 25.3 23.7 26.9 28.9 28.5 29.3 31.4 30.5 32.3 32.7 28.4 37.0
Age 6 to 79 39.3 38.8 39.8 46.2 45.4 47.0 52.6 51.8 53.4 56.3 55.8 56.8
Males  
Age 6 to 11 57.2 56.4 58.0 59.1 58.7 59.5 59.8 59.4 60.2 60.2 60.0 60.4
Age 12 to 19 53.6 52.8 54.4 56.4 55.7 57.1 58.1 57.5 58.7 60.0 58.9 61.1
Age 20 to 39 44.0 42.7 45.3 49.4 48.6 50.2 52.0 51.2 52.8 54.2 51.2 57.2
Age 40 to 59 38.2 36.5 39.9 40.0 39.6 40.4 44.5 43.3 45.7 46.3 44.4 48.2
Age 60 to 79 27.6 26.6 28.6 30.2 29.5 30.9 32.5 27.7 37.3 37.3 35.6 39.0
Age 6 to 79 42.1 41.0 43.2 50.1 49.5 50.7 55.9 55.0 56.8 58.2 57.8 58.6
Females  
Age 6 to 11 50.4 50.1 50.7 52.3 50.9 53.7 56.2 55.8 56.6 56.8 56.4 57.2
Age 12 to 19 43.2 42.3 44.1 48.0 47.3 48.7 53.0 51.4 54.6 54.0 53.5 54.5
Age 20 to 39 38.1 37.1 39.1 40.8 39.9 41.7 45.2 43.7 46.7 47.1 44.4 49.8
Age 40 to 59 31.0 30.3 31.7 34.6 34.2 35.0 37.2 35.8 38.6 40.4 38.4 42.4
Age 60 to 79 23.1 22.6 23.6 27.6 26.4 28.8 29.2 28.8 29.6 30.8 28.6 33.0
Age 6 to 79 36.4 35.8 37.0 41.8 41.1 42.5 48.4 47.5 49.3 51.1 50.5 51.7
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1).Equation for predicted maximal aerobic power has not been validated for children aged 6 to 14 years.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.