Table 1:

Characteristics of Canadian females aged 25 years and older stratified by self-report of 1 or more chronic conditions^*

Characteristic	Prevalence, %		Standardized difference^†
Characteristic	No chronic condition (unweighted n = 25 824)	≥ 1 chronic condition (unweighted n = 34 362)	Standardized difference^†
Age, yr
25–34	28.2	7.9	0.55
35–44	26.4	10.5	0.42
45–54	22.3	18.2	0.10
55–64	14.3	24.6	0.26
65–74	6.2	21.3	0.45
≥ 75	2.6	17.5	0.51
BMI
Underweight (< 18)	4.3	2.6	0.09
Normal (18–24.9)	57.1	37.8	0.39
Overweight (25–29.9)	25.8	32.9	0.16
Obese (≥ 30)	12.8	26.7	0.35
Income quintile
1 (lowest)	26.4	25.3	0.02
2	20.0	23.4	0.08
3	20.8	19.2	0.04
4	22.5	17.7	0.12
5 (highest)	10.3	14.4	0.12
Ethnicity
White	73.3	82.7	0.23
Visible minority^‡	26.7	17.3
Smoking
None	84.2	82.9	0.04
Occasional (less than daily)	4.2	2.7	0.08
Daily	11.6	14.4	0.08

Note: BMI = body mass index.
↵* Estimates are weighted to represent the Canadian household population.
↵† A standardized difference ≥ 0.1 indicates a meaningful difference between the groups.
↵‡ Visible minority was defined by Statistics Canada on the basis of self-reported cultural and racial origin.