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Proportion and estimated number of individuals whose BMI was classified as overweight or obese, among those with arthritis, other physical chronic conditions, and no physical chronic conditions, household population aged 15 years or over, by gender and age group, Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005

Men Women All
Age Group Condition % n % n % n
20-24 Arthritis 60.6 12,900 31.4 8,400 44.4 21,200
Other physical CC 37.2 191,900 25.1 136,400 31.0 328,300
No physical CC *i *i *i *i *i *i
25-44 Arthritis 67.4 172,500 50.0 164,000 57.7 336,500
Other physical CC 59.5 1,289,400 39.2 911,400 49.0 2,200,800
No physical CC 58.8 959,100 31.0 383,600 46.8 1,342,800
45-64 Arthritis 73.2 546,100 60.9 709,300 65.7 1,255,400
Other physical CC 66.4 1,353,900 48.7 954,700 57.7 2,308,600
No physical CC 60.7 789,500 40.1 369,400 52.1 1,158,800
All ages Arthritis 71.5 731,500 58.1 881,600 63.5 1,613,100
Other physical CC 60.1 2,835,300 41.5 2,002,400 50.7 4,837,700
No physical CC 59.7 1,748,600 34.9 753,000 49.2 2,501,600

Data are taken from the Canadian Community Health Survey Public Use File, 2005

Note:
  1. Sex differences are statistically significant in all of the above age groups
  2. Age differences are statistically significant, within each condition, i.e., the proportion reporting fair or poor health increases with age, in all 3 types of conditions
  3. There is also a statistically significant difference in the proportions, by type of condition, within each age group, i.e., the proportion reporting fair or poor health is highest for those with arthritis, as compared to the other physical cc group or those with no physical cc.
  4. The ’other physical chronic conditions’ label refers to those with food allergies, non-food allergies, asthma, fibromyalgia, back problems, high blood pressure, migraine, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, COPD, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, cancer, ulcers, stroke, urinary incontinence, bowel disorder, cataracts, glaucoma, thyroid, chronic fatigue, and chemical sensitivities. It does not include any of the psychological disorders asked about in the CCHS.
  5. Tests for sex differences, for variables from the CCHS data, were performed using an alpha of 0.01.
  1. * Data not shown due to low unweighted frequency