Description – Chart 1
Bisphenol A concentrations in urine in the Canadian population, by age group and sex, 2007 to 2009 (geometric means)

This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the urinary Bisphenol A concentrations of the household population aged 6 to 79 years from 2007 to 2009.

The Y axis is measured in micrograms per litre and increases by increments of 0.2 from 0 up to 1.8.

On the X axis from left to right are all ages and the following five age groups: 6 to 11, 12 to 19, 20 to 39, 40 to 59 and 60 to 79. Each group is further divided by total and sex.

The data are:

• Total age group 6 to 79: Total 1.16, males 1.29, females 1.04
• Age group 6 to 11: Total 1.30, males 1.27, females 1.33
• Age group 12 to 19: Total 1.50, males 1.44, females 1.57
• Age group 20 to 39: Total 1.33, males 1.40, females 1.26
• Age group 40 to 59: Total 1.04, males 1.25, females 0.86
• Age group 60 to 79: Total 0.90, males 1.08, females 0.76

Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2009.