Table 1
Selected characteristics of weighted sample, by age group and sex, household population aged 20 to 79 years, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009

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Characteristic Age group (years)
20 to 39 40 to 59 60 to 79
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Total sample (number) 395 509 480 547 452 449
Age (years) 30.0 30.0 48.3 49.5 67.3 67.2
Height (cm) 176.6 163.8 175.5 162.6 172.6 159.5
Weight (kg) 82.7 69.1 86.3 70.3 84.1 70.9
BMI (kg/m2)† 26.5 25.8 28.0 26.6 28.2 27.9
BMI category(%)†
Healthy weight 39.8 51.4 21.1 47.2 25.3 32.5
Overweight 40.7 24.2 56.0 30.7 43.4 38.8
Obese 18.4E 19.5 22.6E 21.6 31.0 28.3
† excludes pregnant women
E use with caution
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.