ARCHIVED - Data for Alberta

The following table shows the percentage of the provincial population and the national population by health indicator. For help interpreting these data, use the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data.

Acronyms: Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR); Adequate Intake (AI); Estimated Average Requirements (EAR); Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)

  Alberta Canada
All
Males Females All
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption - Servings (definition)
Less than 5 servings per day, % of individuals 55.1 67.5 59.6 52.3
At least 5 servings per day, % of individuals 44.9 32.5E 40.4 47.7
Household Food Security (definition)
Food Secure, % of households (definition) N/A N/A 89.3 90.8
Food Insecure, % of households (definition) N/A N/A 10.7 9.2
Food Insecure - Moderate (definition), % of households N/A N/A 7.2 6.3
Food Insecure - Severe (definition), % of households N/A N/A 3.5 2.9
Measured Body Mass Index - Children (2-17 years) (definition)
Neither overweight nor obese, % of children 79.0 77.2 78.2 73.8
Overweight, % of children 13.8 14.9 14.3 18.1
Obese, % of children 7.2E 7.9E 7.5E 8.2
Overweight or Obese, % of children 21.0 22.8 21.8 26.2
Measured Body Mass Index - Adults (18 years and older) (definition)
Normal weight, % of adults (definition) 29.8 44.6 37.2 38.7
Overweight, % of adults (definition) 40.8 30.6 35.8 36.1
Obese, % of adults (definition) 27.5 22.8 25.2 23.1
Overweight or Obese, % of adults (definition) 68.4 53.4 60.9 59.3
Nutrient Intakes from Food (19 years and older) (definition)
Calcium, % of adults below the EAR 48.2 62.7 55.2 53.8
Carbohydrates, % of adults within the AMDR 68.9 71.9 70.3 72.7
Fats, % of adults within the AMDR 71.7 69.8 70.8 75.2
Fibre, % of adults above the AI F F 4.4 7.8
Folate, % of adults below the EAR F 35.2 19.3E 15.7
Iron, % of adults below the EAR <3 13.4 6.5 5.7
Linoleic acid, % of adults above the AI 23.1E 20.5E 21.9E 21.7
Linolenic acid, % of adults above the AI 82.1 69.7 76.2 75.4
Magnesium, % of adults below the EAR 47.9 46.0 47.0 42.9
Moisture, % of adults above the AI 20.0 43.8 31.5 31.4
Niacin, % of adults below the EAR <3 <3 <3 <3
Potassium, % of adults above the AI 9.9E <3 5.5E 7.0
Protein, % of adults within the AMDR 100.0 99.3 99.7 99.7
Sodium, % of adults above the UL 96.7 62.3 80.1 78.0
Vitamin A, % of adults below the EAR 50.0 40.3 45.3 40.0
Vitamin B6, % of adults below the EAR 7.9E 15.5E 11.5E 12.0
Vitamin C, % of adults below the EAR 29.1 20.0 24.8 19.6
Vitamin D, % of adults below the EAR 90.0 97.2 93.5 89.3
Zinc, % of adults below the EAR 16.2E F 13.7E 15.4
Physical and Sedentary Activity
"Active" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (definition) 24.0 20.9 22.5 20.3
"Moderate" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (definition) 17.8 25.4 21.5 24.6
"Inactive" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (definition) 58.2 53.7 56.0 55.1
At least 15 minutes of daily physical activity, % of individuals (definition) 28.1 29.5 28.8 29.6
Average hours per week that youth 6-11 years old engage in physical activity (definition) 15.3 12.9 14.2 12.8
Average hours per week that youth 6-11 years old engage in sedentary activity (definition) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Consumption
Past month vitamin and mineral supplements consumption, % of adults (definition) 40.0 57.9 48.9 42.1
Past month vitamin and mineral supplements consumption, % of children (definition) 39.2 42.3 40.7 35.2

Note: E - Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%; interpret with caution
F - Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% with a 95% confidence interval not entirely between 0 and 3%; suppressed due to extreme sampling variability.
<3 - Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% with a 95% confidence interval entirely between 0 and 3%; interpret with caution.

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