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| Canada | United States | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||
| Males | ||||||
| Normal weight | 39.7 |
37.1, |
42.1 | 37.5 |
35.3, |
39.7 |
| Insufficient weight | .. |
.., |
.. | .. |
.., |
.. |
| Overweight | 41.4 |
38.8, |
44.1 | 41.9 |
39.6, |
44.2 |
| Obese | 17.9 |
15.8, |
20.0 | 19.7 |
17.9, |
21.5 |
| Females | ||||||
| Normal weight | 56.7* |
54.2, |
59.0 | 49.2* |
47.1, |
51.1 |
| Insufficient weight | 4.7 |
3.6, |
5.8 | 3.6 |
2.8, |
4.4 |
| Overweight | 26.1 |
24.0, |
28.3 | 25.8 |
24.1, |
27.7 |
| Obese | 12.5* |
11.0, |
14.1 | 21.4* |
19.7, |
23.0 |
| All | ||||||
| Normal weight | 48.1* |
46.3, |
49.7 | 43.3* |
41.8, |
44.8 |
| Insufficient weight | 2.9 |
2.2, |
3.4 | 2.3 |
1.8, |
2.7 |
| Overweight | 33.8 |
32.2, |
35.6 | 33.9 |
32.4, |
35.3 |
| Obese | 15.3* |
14.0, |
16.6 | 20.6* |
19.4, |
21.8 |
| Notes: i)Household population aged 18 and over. ii) Missing data ("I don't know", "not stated", "refusal") have been excluded from the analysis. |
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| ‡ Age-adjusted percents calculated using the projected 2000 United States standard population. | ||||||
| * Statistically significant difference between Canada and United States (p<0.05). | ||||||
| .. Data not provided due to extreme sampling variability or small sample size. | ||||||
| Source: Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health, 2002 to 2003. | ||||||