Table 26
Distribution of the household population aged 3 to 17,
by body mass index normsbased on direct measures—Center for Disease
Control (CDC) system, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011
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Body mass index norms based on direct measures—Center for Disease Control (CDC) system | ||||||||||||
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Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |||||||||
Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | |||||
From | To | From | To | From | To | From | To | |||||
percent | ||||||||||||
Both sexes | ||||||||||||
Age 3 to 5 | 2.5 E | 1.4 | 4.5 | 65.5 | 60.3 | 70.4 | 17.5 E | 11.9 | 24.9 | 14.5 E | 9.7 | 21.0 |
Age 6 to 11 | 4.3 E | 2.1 | 8.6 | 70.5 | 64.6 | 75.7 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 16.4 |
Age 12 to 17 | 5.6 E | 3.1 | 9.7 | 68.7 | 60.7 | 75.6 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 21.1 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 14.0 |
Age 3 to 17 | 4.5 E | 2.9 | 7.0 | 68.8 | 64.9 | 72.3 | 14.7 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 14.2 |
Age 6 to 17 | 5.0 E | 3.1 | 7.9 | 69.5 | 64.9 | 73.8 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 13.4 |
Males | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | F | . | . | 66.2 | 57.3 | 74.2 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 14.0 | 24.0 |
Age 12 to 17 | F | . | . | 67.8 | 58.6 | 75.8 | 13.0 E | 8.1 | 20.3 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 14.9 |
Age 3 to 17 | 5.9 E | 3.7 | 9.2 | 66.5 | 61.4 | 71.2 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 18.3 |
Age 6 to 17 | 6.4 E | 3.9 | 10.4 | 67.1 | 61.8 | 72.0 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 17.4 |
Females | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 4.7 E | 2.6 | 8.3 | 75.0 | 70.0 | 79.4 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 17.3 | 6.7 E | 4.2 | 10.5 |
Age 12 to 17 | X | . | . | 69.7 | 58.0 | 79.2 | 18.3 E | 12.1 | 26.6 | 9.6 E | 6.0 | 15.2 |
Age 3 to 17 | 3.1 E | 1.7 | 5.5 | 71.2 | 65.9 | 76.0 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 21.3 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 11.7 |
Age 6 to 17 | 3.5 E | 1.9 | 6.3 | 72.1 | 65.4 | 78.0 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
Note(s):
The norms used in this table can be found in National Center for Health
Statistics, 2000, Clinical Growth Charts, Department of Health
and Human Services, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, Hyattsville,
MD. http://www.cdc.gov/ nchs/about/major/nhanes/growthcharts/clinicalcharts.htm
(accessed Dec. 19, 2006). Total household population aged 3 to 17,
except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures
Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2). The sample size for 3 to 5 year
olds produces reliable national estimates for both sexes combined only. Center
for Disease Control (CDC).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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