Research Article

A Comparison between Atlantic Canadian and National Correction Equations to Improve the Accuracy of Self-Reported Obesity Estimates in Atlantic Canada

Table 1

Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics between Canada and the Atlantic region, 2007-2008.

CharacteristicCanadaAtlantic region
%95% confidence interval%95% confidence interval

Sex
 Female50.750.6, 50.751.551.3, 51.7
 Male49.449.3, 49.448.548.3, 48.7
Education
 Some secondary 22.622.3, 23.028.027.1, 28.8
 Secondary, No postsecondary15.615.2, 15.914.513.8, 15.2
 Some postsecondary8.48.1, 8.78.17.6, 8.7
 postsecondary53.452.9, 53.949.448.5, 50.4
 Degree/diploma
Area of residence
 Urban71.971.3, 72.538.637.0, 40.1
 Rural28.127.5, 28.761.559.9, 63.0
Employment status
 Employed full-time83.382.9, 83.784.8*83.8, 85.8
 Employed part-time16.716.3, 17.115.2*14.3, 16.2
Immigrant status
 Canadian-born75.274.7, 75.795.394.8, 95.8
 Foreign-born24.824.3, 25.34.74.2, 5.3
Ethnicity
 White77.076.3, 77.792.291.5, 92.8
 Visible minority23.022.4, 23.77.87.2, 8.5
Mean household income$78,135$77,309, $78,960$64,271$62,877, $65,666
Mean age43.243.2, 43.344.644.5, 44.7

*Significantly different from estimate for Canada (P < 0.01).
Significantly different from estimate for Canada (P ≤ 0.0001).
Data source: 2007-2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, Statistics Canada.