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  • 1. Prescription medication use among Canadian children and youth, 2012 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100300001
    Description:

    Prescription medications are used throughout the life course, including among children and youth. This article describes prescription medication use in the past month among those aged 3 to 19 years.

    Release date: 2021-03-17
  • 2. Trends in paediatric cancer survival in Canada, 1992 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100200001
    Description:

    This study describes survival, improvement in survival over time and conditional survival for paediatric cancer patients in Canada.

    Release date: 2021-02-17
  • 3. Child functional characteristics explain child and family outcomes better than diagnosis: Population-based study of children with autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders/disabilities Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201600614635
    Description:

    The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey was used to study relationships between a child’s diagnosis status (autism spectrum disorders versus other neurodevelopmental diagnoses), a range of functional characteristics that were largely neurodevelopmental or psychological, and measures of childand family health and well-being.

    Release date: 2016-06-15
  • 4. Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: Results from the 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200311706
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    With measured height and weight data from the 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, this report presents population estimates of overweight and obesity among Canadian children and adolescents based on the World Health Organization cut-off values and compares them with the International Obesity Task Force thresholds.

    Release date: 2012-09-20
  • 5. Urban sprawl and its relationship with active transportation, physical activity and obesity in Canadian youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200211678
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Based on data from the 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, this study examines associations between urban sprawl and active transportation, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and obesity in Canadian youth living in Census Metropolitan Areas, and considers driving age as a possible moderator of these associations.

    Release date: 2012-06-20
  • 6. Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201000111065
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article provides up-to-date estimates of fitness levels of Canadians aged 6 to 19 years. Results are compared with estimates from 1981.

    Release date: 2010-01-13
  • 7. Parent and child reports of children's activity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800310662
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This article compares child reports of their physical and sedentary activities with those of their parents. Data were obtained from the 2003 Children's Lifestyle and School-performance Study, a survey of Grade 5 students and their parents in the province of Nova Scotia.

    Release date: 2008-08-20
  • 8. Overweight and obesity among children and youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050039277
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    More than a quarter - 26% - of 2- to 17-year-olds were overweight or obese in 2004. Low consumption of vegetables and fruit was associated with excess weight among this age group. As screen time (watching TV, playing video games, using a computer) increased, so did the likelihood that young people would be overweight/obese.

    Release date: 2006-08-22
  • 9. Regional differences in obesity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050039280
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    The prevalence of obesity among adults was high in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 2004; the prevalence was low in British Columbia.

    The percentage of adults who were obese tended to be relatively low in cities, especially large ones.

    The prevalence of overweight/obesity among 2- to 17-year olds was significantly high in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Manitoba; significantly low percentages of children and youth in Alberta and Quebec were overweight/obese.

    Release date: 2006-08-22
  • 10. Overweight Canadian children and adolescents Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-620-M20050018061
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This article looks at the increase in measured obesity rates among children and youth over the past 25 years. Analysis includes changes by age and sex. Comparisons are made to recent data collected in the United States as well as between provinces and various social and economic characteristics.

    Release date: 2005-07-06
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  • 1. Prescription medication use among Canadian children and youth, 2012 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100300001
    Description:

    Prescription medications are used throughout the life course, including among children and youth. This article describes prescription medication use in the past month among those aged 3 to 19 years.

    Release date: 2021-03-17
  • 2. Trends in paediatric cancer survival in Canada, 1992 to 2017
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X202100200001
    Description:

    This study describes survival, improvement in survival over time and conditional survival for paediatric cancer patients in Canada.

    Release date: 2021-02-17
  • 3. Child functional characteristics explain child and family outcomes better than diagnosis: Population-based study of children with autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders/disabilities Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201600614635
    Description:

    The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey was used to study relationships between a child’s diagnosis status (autism spectrum disorders versus other neurodevelopmental diagnoses), a range of functional characteristics that were largely neurodevelopmental or psychological, and measures of childand family health and well-being.

    Release date: 2016-06-15
  • 4. Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: Results from the 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200311706
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    With measured height and weight data from the 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, this report presents population estimates of overweight and obesity among Canadian children and adolescents based on the World Health Organization cut-off values and compares them with the International Obesity Task Force thresholds.

    Release date: 2012-09-20
  • 5. Urban sprawl and its relationship with active transportation, physical activity and obesity in Canadian youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200211678
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Based on data from the 2007/2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, this study examines associations between urban sprawl and active transportation, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and obesity in Canadian youth living in Census Metropolitan Areas, and considers driving age as a possible moderator of these associations.

    Release date: 2012-06-20
  • 6. Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201000111065
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article provides up-to-date estimates of fitness levels of Canadians aged 6 to 19 years. Results are compared with estimates from 1981.

    Release date: 2010-01-13
  • 7. Parent and child reports of children's activity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800310662
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This article compares child reports of their physical and sedentary activities with those of their parents. Data were obtained from the 2003 Children's Lifestyle and School-performance Study, a survey of Grade 5 students and their parents in the province of Nova Scotia.

    Release date: 2008-08-20
  • 8. Overweight and obesity among children and youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050039277
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    More than a quarter - 26% - of 2- to 17-year-olds were overweight or obese in 2004. Low consumption of vegetables and fruit was associated with excess weight among this age group. As screen time (watching TV, playing video games, using a computer) increased, so did the likelihood that young people would be overweight/obese.

    Release date: 2006-08-22
  • 9. Regional differences in obesity Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050039280
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    The prevalence of obesity among adults was high in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 2004; the prevalence was low in British Columbia.

    The percentage of adults who were obese tended to be relatively low in cities, especially large ones.

    The prevalence of overweight/obesity among 2- to 17-year olds was significantly high in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Manitoba; significantly low percentages of children and youth in Alberta and Quebec were overweight/obese.

    Release date: 2006-08-22
  • 10. Overweight Canadian children and adolescents Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-620-M20050018061
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This article looks at the increase in measured obesity rates among children and youth over the past 25 years. Analysis includes changes by age and sex. Comparisons are made to recent data collected in the United States as well as between provinces and various social and economic characteristics.

    Release date: 2005-07-06
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