Table 46
Distribution of hematocrit measured in whole blood for the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Distribution of hematocrit measured in whole blood for the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the distribution of hematocrit measured in whole blood for Canadians 3 to 79 years of age. The row headers provide information for each age group overall and by sex. The column headers provide the estimate and confidence interval for the arithmetic mean, as well as the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th percentiles.
  Hematocrit
Mean 5th percentile  10th percentile 25th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  L/L
Both sexes  
Age 3 to 5 0.377 0.373 0.381 0.346 0.338 0.353 0.352 0.348 0.357 0.365 0.361 0.369
Age 6 to 11 0.389 0.383 0.395 0.351 0.346 0.355 0.356 0.350 0.362 0.372 0.366 0.378
Age 12 to 19 0.417 0.412 0.421 0.362 0.355 0.369 0.375 0.367 0.382 0.393 0.387 0.398
Age 20 to 39 0.425 0.421 0.430 0.367 0.364 0.370 0.376 0.370 0.382 0.398 0.392 0.403
Age 40 to 59 0.421 0.417 0.426 0.367 0.362 0.373 0.378 0.372 0.384 0.395 0.389 0.401
Age 60 to 79 0.415 0.411 0.420 0.349 0.335 0.363 0.370 0.360 0.380 0.391 0.386 0.395
Age 3 to 79 0.418 0.414 0.421 0.362 0.358 0.367 0.371 0.367 0.376 0.391 0.387 0.394
Age 6 to 79 0.419 0.415 0.423 0.363 0.359 0.368 0.373 0.368 0.377 0.392 0.389 0.396
Males  
Age 6 to 11 0.388 0.381 0.394 0.348 0.337 0.359 0.358 0.350 0.366 0.371 0.363 0.379
Age 12 to 19 0.437 0.432 0.442 0.388 0.378 0.398 0.401 0.396 0.406 0.420 0.413 0.427
Age 20 to 39 0.452 0.446 0.458 0.408 0.404 0.412 0.416 0.407 0.425 0.432 0.424 0.440
Age 40 to 59 0.444 0.439 0.449 0.402 0.389 0.414 0.408 0.403 0.414 0.425 0.418 0.431
Age 60 to 79 0.436 0.431 0.442 0.380 0.367 0.394 0.395 0.388 0.401 0.414 0.408 0.420
Age 3 to 79 0.439 0.435 0.443 0.377 0.372 0.382 0.393 0.388 0.397 0.418 0.414 0.422
Age 6 to 79 0.441 0.437 0.445 0.383 0.377 0.390 0.400 0.394 0.406 0.420 0.416 0.425
Females  
Age 6 to 11 0.390 0.384 0.397 0.351 0.346 0.356 0.355 0.345 0.365 0.373 0.365 0.382
Age 12 to 19 0.395 0.389 0.401 0.354 0.346 0.362 0.362 0.355 0.370 0.379 0.371 0.386
Age 20 to 39 0.398 0.395 0.402 0.361 0.353 0.369 0.367 0.364 0.370 0.382 0.376 0.388
Age 40 to 59 0.399 0.393 0.404 0.363 0.355 0.371 0.367 0.362 0.373 0.383 0.375 0.390
Age 60 to 79 0.396 0.391 0.401 0.337 0.320 0.355 0.353 0.337 0.370 0.380 0.372 0.389
Age 3 to 79 0.397 0.393 0.401 0.353 0.347 0.359 0.365 0.361 0.369 0.380 0.375 0.385
Age 6 to 79 0.397 0.393 0.401 0.354 0.347 0.360 0.366 0.362 0.370 0.381 0.375 0.386
Distribution of hematocrit measured in whole blood for the household population, by age and sex, Canada, 2009 to 2011 (continued)
  Hematocrit
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
  L/L
Both sexes  
Age 3 to 5 0.375 0.369 0.381 0.387 0.383 0.391 0.401 0.394 0.408 0.409 0.397 0.421
Age 6 to 11 0.390 0.384 0.397 0.403 0.398 0.408 0.420 0.410 0.430 0.430 0.421 0.439
Age 12 to 19 0.416 0.409 0.422 0.439 0.433 0.444 0.464 0.455 0.472 0.473 0.465 0.481
Age 20 to 39 0.422 0.418 0.427 0.451 0.445 0.457 0.479 0.470 0.488 0.490 0.485 0.495
Age 40 to 59 0.420 0.414 0.425 0.446 0.439 0.452 0.467 0.461 0.474 0.482 0.474 0.491
Age 60 to 79 0.413 0.409 0.418 0.440 0.434 0.447 0.464 0.459 0.470 0.481 0.473 0.490
Age 3 to 79 0.415 0.411 0.419 0.443 0.438 0.448 0.468 0.463 0.472 0.483 0.478 0.488
Age 6 to 79 0.416 0.412 0.421 0.444 0.439 0.449 0.468 0.463 0.473 0.484 0.479 0.489
Males  
Age 6 to 11 0.388 0.380 0.395 0.402 0.396 0.408 0.421 0.409 0.433 0.431 0.421 0.440
Age 12 to 19 0.434 0.428 0.439 0.456 0.447 0.466 0.473 0.465 0.481 0.480 0.469 0.491
Age 20 to 39 0.451 0.444 0.457 0.472 0.463 0.481 0.490 0.485 0.495 0.498 0.492 0.504
Age 40 to 59 0.442 0.436 0.449 0.461 0.453 0.469 0.482 0.473 0.491 0.492 0.486 0.499
Age 60 to 79 0.438 0.431 0.446 0.457 0.451 0.463 0.482 0.473 0.492 0.492 0.483 0.501
Age 3 to 79 0.439 0.435 0.444 0.461 0.455 0.467 0.483 0.478 0.488 0.493 0.488 0.497
Age 6 to 79 0.441 0.436 0.445 0.462 0.456 0.468 0.484 0.478 0.489 0.493 0.488 0.497
Females  
Age 6 to 11 0.392 0.386 0.399 0.405 0.399 0.410 0.419 0.408 0.429 0.429 0.417 0.442
Age 12 to 19 0.394 0.389 0.400 0.408 0.399 0.417 0.427 0.416 0.439 0.438 0.430 0.446
Age 20 to 39 0.398 0.393 0.403 0.417 0.411 0.423 0.426 0.422 0.430 0.435 0.426 0.444
Age 40 to 59 0.397 0.391 0.403 0.413 0.407 0.420 0.428 0.420 0.437 0.441 0.431 0.451
Age 60 to 79 0.398 0.392 0.404 0.414 0.409 0.418 0.429 0.423 0.435 0.441 0.431 0.451
Age 3 to 79 0.396 0.392 0.400 0.413 0.409 0.418 0.427 0.422 0.431 0.438 0.431 0.444
Age 6 to 79 0.397 0.393 0.401 0.414 0.409 0.418 0.427 0.422 0.432 0.438 0.431 0.445
Note(s):
Total household population aged 3 to 79, 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.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.
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