Table 5
Mean aerobic fitness score, systolic blood pressure and health score, by collection method and body mass index (BMI) category, household population aged 6 to 11, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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  Mean aerobic fitness†: predicted maximal aerobic power (ml/kg/min) Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) Health score
Measured Parent-reported Measured Parent-reported Measured Parent-reported
Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to from to
International Obesity Task Force BMI cut-points
Normal weight† 54.1 53.7 54.6 53.8‡ 53.3 54.2 92.2 91.4 93.0 92.5‡ 91.8 93.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7
Overweight 51.3* 50.4 52.2 52.1* 51.1 53.2 96.4* 94.3 98.4 95.6* 94.2 97.0 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.7
Obese 47.7* 45.7 49.6 51.4*‡ 49.5 53.3 97.2* 93.1 101.3 93.7‡ 90.8 96.5 2.0* 1.8 2.2 1.7‡ 1.5 1.9
World Health Organization BMI cut-points
Normal weight† 54.3 53.9 54.7 53.7‡ 53.2 54.2 91.9 91.0 92.7 92.3 91.4 93.2 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7
Overweight 52.4* 51.4 53.4 53.0 51.7 54.3 95.1* 93.6 96.4 94.6* 93.2 96.1 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8
Obese 49.7* 48.2 51.2 51.9*‡ 50.6 53.2 96.9* 94.4 99.3 94.7* ‡ 93.0 96.4 1.8* 1.6 2.0 1.6‡ 1.5 1.8
† based on children aged 8 to 11 (see Methods)
‡ significantly different from measured estimate (p < 0.05)
* significantly different from estimate for normal weight (p < 0.05)
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.