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doi:10.9778/cmajo.20140023

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Table 3 (excerpt): National and provincial prevalence (%) of body mass index categories in adults (≥ 18 yr), and percentage changes for 2000/01 and 2011, by age (yr)

*BMI category, year, age**	Provincial										National
*BMI category, year, age**	NL	PEI	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	National
Overweight
2000/2001
18–39	33.9	35.5	30.6	32.5	25.7	28.8	30.0	31.7	29.5	26.7	28.3
40–59	42.6	41.1	37.7	36.5	36.2	37.8	38.3	37.3	37.1	33.7	36.8
≥ 60	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
2011
18–39	34.7	23.8	34.2	27.7	26.2	27.7	32.1	33.2	28.2	24.2	27.5
40–59	45.7	37.3	37.5	34.9	36.2	35.6	35.0	38.4	36.5	33.5	35.8
≥ 60	44.1	41.7	41.5	41.6	38.7	40.1	44.5	41.7	36.8	38.4	39.6
% change 18–39	2.4	–33.0	11.8	–14.8	2.0	–3.8	7.0	4.7	–4.4	–9.4	–2.8
% change 40–59	7.3	–9.2	–0.5	–4.4	0.0	–5.8	–8.6	2.9	–1.6	–0.6	–2.7
% change ≥ 60	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Note: BMI = body mass index, NA = not applicable.  *BMI categories: normal (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), obese (BMI ≥ 30.0), obese class I (BMI 30.0–34.9), obese class II (BMI 35.0–39.9) and obese class III (BMI ≥ 40.0).