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Table A. Overweight and obesity rates, by selected characteristics, male household population aged 18 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
  Overweight Obese Overweight/Obese
  Estimated population
’000		 % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
Total
11,861
42.0
39.3, 44.8
22.9
20.7, 25.2
65.0
62.4, 67.5
Age group 18 to 24
1,681
27.02
21.5, 32.4
10.72 3
6.7, 14.8
37.72
31.8, 43.7
25 to 34
1,900
39.9
33.3,46.6
24.2
18.0, 30.4
64.1
58.1, 70.1
35 to 44
2,577
44.5
37.3, 51.7
20.0
15.2, 24.7
64.5
57.5, 71.4
45 to 54
2,370
42.4
36.0, 48.8
29.92
24.6, 35.2
72.32
66.2, 78.3
55 to 64
1,623
45.9
40.0, 51.7
29.62
23.8, 35.4
75.52
69.4, 81.5
65 to 74
1,025
52.72
46.5, 58.8
24.0
19.4, 28.6
76.72
71.9, 81.5
75 and over
685
49.02
42.1, 55.8
19.3
13.5, 25.1
68.3
62.0, 74.6
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
200
47.6
39.3, 55.8
33.32
25.1, 41.5
80.92
75.2, 86.6
Prince Edward Island
50
49.8
42.1, 57.6
22.1
16.0, 28.2
71.9
64.1, 79.8
Nova Scotia
351
40.1
30.0, 50.2
18.83
11.9, 25.6
58.8
49.2, 68.5
New Brunswick
280
39.5
29.4, 49.6
30.8
22.4, 39.2
70.4
62.0, 78.7
Québec
2,868
41.2
35.0, 47.4
20.9
15.4, 26.3
62.0
56.4, 67.7
Ontario
4,595
40.9
36.4, 45.5
23.0
19.2, 26.7
63.9
59.1, 68.7
Manitoba
408
39.8
33.7, 46.0
30.42
24.9, 36.0
70.3
65.2, 75.3
Saskatchewan
347
44.5
35.3, 53.8
28.8
21.0, 36.6
73.32
65.5, 81.1
Alberta
1,182
41.1
33.2, 48.9
27.7
21.9, 33.6
68.8
61.9, 75.7
British Columbia
1,580
47.3
38.4, 56.2
18.2
12.7, 23.6
65.4
57.8, 73.1
Ethnic origin White
9,720
43.4
40.5, 46.3
25.52
23.0, 28.0
69.02
66.4, 71.5
Black
172
31.03
10.9, 51.1
4
...
50.73
27.1, 74.3
Southeast/East Asian
811
35.43
22.1, 48.6
4
...
39.12 3
26.0, 52.3
Aboriginal (off-reserve)
86
31.83
16.5, 47.0
33.63
19.2, 48.0
65.3
50.7, 80.0
Other
1,027
38.6
27.4, 49.8
14.22 3
7.0, 21.4
52.82
41.6, 64.0
Fruit and vegetable consumption Less than 3 times a day
4,124
37.42
33.3, 41.5
25.82
22.1, 29.5
63.2
58.9, 67.5
3 to less than 5 times a day
4,605
42.2
37.7, 46.6
23.0
19.4, 26.7
65.2
60.8, 69.7
5 or more times a day1
3,100
47.8
42.7, 52.9
19.1
15.0, 23.2
66.9
62.2, 71.6
Leisure-time physical activity level High1
2,361
45.8
40.7, 50.8
19.6
15.3, 23.9
65.3
60.1, 70.6
Moderate
2,979
44.8
39.8, 49.8
16.7
13.5, 20.0
61.5
56.4, 66.6
Sedentary
6,520
39.4
35.4, 43.4
27.02
23.7, 30.3
66.4
62.9, 70.0
Marital status (aged 25+) Married or Common-law1
7,590
46.2
42.7, 49.8
24.5
21.6, 27.3
70.7
67.2, 74.2
Widowed
237
55.6
43.5, 67.7
17.23
9.7, 24.8
72.9
63.8, 81.9
Separated or Divorced
822
42.6
33.4, 51.9
24.7
17.6, 31.8
67.3
58.2, 76.5
Never Married
1,516
34.82
28.5, 41.0
29.1
22.0, 36.2
63.82
58.3, 69.4
Education (aged 25 to 64) Less than secondary graduation
1,149
39.6
31.7, 47.5
34.52
26.8, 42.3
74.1
66.7, 81.6
Secondary graduation
1,487
36.7
28.2, 45.1
32.12
23.6, 40.6
68.8
60.4, 77.1
Some postsecondary
550
44.6
31.5, 57.6
22.63
13.7, 31.5
67.2
55.5, 78.9
Postsecondary graduation1
5,197
45.4
41.0, 49.8
22.0
18.6, 25.3
67.4
63.1, 71.7
Household income Lowest
245
36.23
20.1, 52.2
18.53
7.6, 29.5
54.72
40.0, 69.5
Lower-middle
540
44.4
30.7, 58.1
15.62 3
8.2, 23.0
60.0
45.2, 74.8
Middle
2,139
40.4
34.0, 46.8
22.7
16.9, 28.5
63.12
57.1, 69.1
Upper-middle
4,160
39.62
35.3, 43.8
24.4
20.7, 28.1
64.02
59.5, 68.5
Highest1
3,886
45.9
41.3, 50.5
26.1
22.3, 29.9
72.0
67.7, 76.3
Not stated
891
40.5
29.8, 51.2
8.62 3
4.9, 12.3
49.12
38.2, 60.0
Notes: Age groups, provinces and ethnic origin are compared with rate for Canada. Respondents with missing information are: marital status (3), education (40), fruit and vegetable consumption (14).
1. Reference category
2. Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
3. Coefficient of variation between 16.6% and 33.3% (interpret with caution)
4. Coefficient of variation greater than 33.3% (suppressed because of extreme sampling variability)
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition