Review Article

A Scoping Review of Obesity among Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Table 3

Obesity prevalence in local£ studies conducted among First Nations.

#Local studies (year)ProvincePopulationAgeMeasured height and weightSelf-reported height and weight (M) (F)Year of data collectionDefinition of obesityObesity prevalence (%)Reference
AllMF

1NFNPHBritish ColumbiaNuxalk Nation of Bella Coola20+166084821983BMI ≥ 30272331[96]
2British ColumbiaFN in 7 Gitxsan villages in Northwestern BC18+39301852082006BMI ≥ 3045[97]
3FNLHPSaskatchewanFN in 2 communities17–8508744284462012-13BMI ≥ 3038[98]
4FNBHSManitobaUrban FN women near Winnipeg25–75206002062002–04BMI ≥ 3048[99]
5NICDS and SLHDPManitoba and OntarioOji Cree from 7 communities in Northern Ontario and Manitoba18+118005196611986-87BMI ≥ 3036[100]
6SLHDPOntarioSandy Lake FN20+54802102751993–95BMI ≥ 30363041[39]
7ZATPDOntarioOjibway/Oji Cree from 9 communities in Northern-Western Ontario18+121843782005BMI ≥ 3048[101]
8OntarioWapekeka and Kasabonika FN19+72031412007BMI ≥ 30656168[102]
9QuebecAlgonquin from River Desert and Lac Simon15+62102673541989BMI ≥ 30292134[103]
10CHSQuebecCree (Eeyou Istchee) in 9 Eastern James Bay communities18–7494301991BMI ≥ 30483857[104]
11MCEHSIIQuebecCree (Eeyou Istchee) in 7 Eastern James Bay communities19+80302103652005, 2007–09BMI ≥ 30736477[37]

£Local Studies had samples that were representative of all First Nations in one or more communities without being representative of a whole province or territory. NFNPH: Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program for Health; FNLHP: First Nations Lung Health Project; FNBHS: First Nations Bone Health Study; NICDS: Northern Indians Chronic Disease Study; SLHDP: Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project; ZATPD: Zhiiwaapenewin Akino’maagewin: Teaching to Prevent Diabetes; 7MCEHSII: Nituuchischaayihtitaau: Multi-Community Environment and Health Study in Iiyiyiu Istchee.