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Table 5.6 Selected health indicators of children and youth, by sex, 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 5.6 selected health indicators of children and youth both sexes, males and females , calculated using number and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Both sexes Males Females
  number % number % number %
Diabetes 12,795Note E: Use with caution 0.4Note E: Use with caution 7,536Note E: Use with caution 0.4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Asthma 370,219 11.1 193,881 11.4 176,338 10.8
High blood pressure 20,647Note E: Use with caution 0.6Note E: Use with caution 8,099Note E: Use with caution 0.5Note E: Use with caution 12,548Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution
Pain or discomfort by severity, moderate or severe 103,107 3.1 37,957Note E: Use with caution 2.2Note E: Use with caution 65,149 4.0
Pain or discomfort that prevents activities 106,154 3.2 34,584 2.0 71,570 4.4
Participation and activity limitation, sometimes or often 517,863 15.5 255,159 15.0 262,704 16.1
Current smoker, daily or occasional 375,512 11.3 222,712 13.1 152,800 9.4
5 or more drinks on one occasion, at least once a month in the past year 455,435 13.8 274,222 16.3 181,213 11.2
Fruit and vegetable consumption, 5 times or more per day 1,521,800 49.3 751,884 48.3 769,916 50.4
Physical activity during leisure time, moderately active or active 2,296,446 70.6 1,249,803 75.8 1,046,642 65.4
Physical activity during leisure time, inactive 954,676 29.4 400,046 24.2 554,630 34.6
Body mass index, self-reported, youth (aged 12 to 17), overweight or obeseNote 1 437,956 20.0 267,719 23.7 170,237 16.1
Has a regular medical doctor 2,816,033 84.9 1,404,374 82.9 1,411,659 87.0
Contact with a medical doctor in the past 12 months 2,287,376 69.6 1,094,254 64.8 1,193,122 74.7
Influenza immunization, less than 1 year ago 565,582 18.2 302,296 19.1 263,286 17.2
Wears a helmet when riding a bicycle, always 740,321 31.8 364,801 28.0 375,520 36.5
Injuries in the past 12 months, sought medical attention 460,906 13.9 271,354 15.9 189,552 11.7
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Percentages are of the total youth population aged 12 to 19.
1. Body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing the respondent's body weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501.
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