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Table 1 Selected characteristics of weighted sample, by sex, household population aged 3–5 years, Canada, August 2009 to November 2011

From: Physical activity and sedentary behavior during the early years in Canada: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

All

 

Boys

 

Girls

 
 

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Total sample (number)

459

 

232

 

227

 

Age (years)

4.0

0.04

4.0

0.09

4.0

0.07

Height (cm)

106.4

0.43

107.0

0.64

105.7

0.91

Weight (kg)

18.6

0.19

19.0

0.33

18.1

0.39

BMI (kg/m2)

16.3

0.10

16.5

0.14

16.0

0.14

BMI category

      

 Healthy weight(%)

83.0

2.8

84.7

3.3

81.3

3.9

 Overweight/obese(%)

16.4E

2.9

14.3E

3.4

18.7E

3.9

  1. E Interpret with caution.
  2. International Obesity Task Force thresholds used to define Overweight/Obese.