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Volume 8: No. 1, January 2011

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities in a Canadian First Nation Population

Sex Age, y BMI ≥30 kg/m2, % Abdominal Obesity, %
Men

18-29

36 38

30-39

43 41

40-49

62 70

≥50

58 78
Women

18-29

61 76

30-39

61 79

40-49

65 79

≥50

78 95

Figure 1. Prevalence of obesity by age and sex in a Canadian First Nation population. BMI, body mass index. Abdominal obesity was defined as as waist circumference greater than 102 cm for men and greater than 88 cm for women.

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Sex Age, y No. of Comorbidities, %
0, % 1, % 2, % 3 or 4, %
Men

18-29

52 26 15 7

30-39

31 29 18 21

40-49

15 28 28 30

≥50

12 22 30 37

All ages

31 26 21 21
Women

18-29

27 29 29 14

30-39

20 36 23 20

40-49

14 27 27 31

≥50

7 5 19 68

All ages

19 27 25 29

Figure 2. Percentage of sample with chronic conditions (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia) by age and sex in a Canadian First Nation population. Because of rounding, percentages may not total 100.

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