1. |
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community
Health Survey, 2003 |
2. |
Population aged 18 and over, excluding
pregnant women and persons less than 3 feet (0.914 metres)
tall or greater than 6 feet 11 inches (2.108 metres).
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3. |
Body mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing
the respondent's body weight (in kilograms) by their height (in metres) squared.
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4. |
The index is: less than 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9
(normal weight), 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0-34.9
(obese - class I); 35.0-39.9 (obese
- class II); 40 or greater (obese - class III). |
5. |
Body mass index (BMI) is a method of classifying
body weight according to health risk. According to the World Health Organization
(WHO) and Health Canada guidelines, health risk levels are associated with
each of the following BMI categories: normal weight = least health risk; underweight
and overweight = increased health risk; obese - class I = high health risk;
obese - class II = very high health risk; obese - class III = extremely high
health risk. |
6. |
Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce
the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
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7. |
Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6%
to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
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8. |
Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater
than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability. |
9. |
"Health regions" are defined by the provincial
ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces
except Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia, the Ministry of Health uses statistical
"zones" rather than its legislated administrative areas; the zones are aggregations
of the nine district health authorities. |
10. |
For complete Canadian coverage, each of the
northern territories also represents a health region. |
11. |
The health regions presented in this table
are based on boundaries and names in effect as of June 2003. |
12. |
A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions
that have similar social and economic characteristics. The nine peer groups
are identified by the letters A through I, which are appended to the health
region 4-digit code. |
13. |
In Ontario, Public health units (PHU) administer
health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District health councils
(DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations. |
14. |
In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, health
regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities
(RHA). |
15. |
To avoid data suppression, northern regions
in Manitoba have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Churchill
Regional Health Authority (4690) is combined with Burntwood Regional Health
Authority (4680) and referred to as "Burntwood/Churchill (4685)". |
16. |
To avoid data suppression, northern regions
in Saskatchewan have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Athabasca
Health Authority (4713) is combined with Mamawetan Churchill River Regional
Health Authority (4711) and Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority
(4712) and referred to as "Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca (4714)". |
17. |
The following standard symbols are used in
Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific
reference period and (...) for figures not applicable. |
18. |
CANSIM table number 01050209. |