ARCHIVED - Data for Saskatchewan

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)

  Saskatchewan Canada All
Males Females All
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption - Servings (definition)
Less than 5 servings per day, % of individuals 55.1 61.2 58.2 52.3
At least 5 servings per day, % of individuals At least 44.9 38.8 41.8 47.7
Household Food Security (definition)
Food Secure, % of households (definition) N/A N/A 91.9 90.8
Food Insecure, % of households (definition) N/A N/A 8.1 9.2
Food Insecure - Moderate (definition), % of households N/A N/A 5.2 6.3
Food Insecure - Severe (definition), % of households N/A N/A 2.9E 2.9
Measured Body Mass Index - Children (2-17 years) (definition)
Neither overweight nor obese, % of children 67.2 75.6 71.1 73.8
Overweight, % of children 21.4E 15.8E 18.8 18.1
Obese, % of children 11.5E 8.5E 10.1 8.2
Overweight or Obese, % of children 32.8 24.4E 28.9 26.2
Measured Body Mass Index - Adults (18 years and older) (definition)
Normal weight, % of adults (definition) 26.9 33.1 30.0 38.7
Overweight, % of adults (definition) 43.0 31.2 37.0 36.1
Obese, % of adults (definition) 28.7 32.6 30.6 23.1
Overweight or Obese, % of adults (definition) 71.7 63.8 67.7 59.3
Nutrient Intakes from Food (19 years and older) (definition)
Calcium, % of adults below the EAR 41.3 68.8 55.0 53.8
Carbohydrates, % of adults within the AMDR 54.3 80.5 67.4 72.7
Fats, % of adults within the AMDR 50.3 78.8 64.6 75.2
Fibre, % of adults above the AI F 11.0 6.8 7.8
Folate, % of adults below the EAR 12.3E 25.5E 18.9E 15.7
Iron, % of adults below the EAR <3 12.8E 7.0 5.7
Linoleic acid, % of adults above the AI 32.0E 19.6E 25.8E 21.7
Linolenic acid, % of adults above the AI 75.5 85.2 80.3 75.4
Magnesium, % of adults below the EAR 50.5 37.4E 43.9 42.9
Moisture, % of adults above the AI 16.7E 60.2 38.5 31.4
Niacin, % of adults below the EAR <3 <3 <3 <3
Potassium, % of adults above the AI 14.4E <3 7.8E 7.0
Protein, % of adults within the AMDR 98.6 98.5 98.5 99.7
Sodium, % of adults above the UL 88.7 64.6 76.6 78.0
Vitamin A, % of adults below the EAR 40.1 39.0 39.6 40.0
Vitamin B6, % of adults below the EAR 12.2E 18.0E 15.1E 12.0
Vitamin C, % of adults below the EAR 28.9 F 21.1 19.6
Vitamin D, % of adults below the EAR 85.0 95.2 90.1 89.3
Zinc, % of adults below the EAR 18.1E F 14.2E 15.4
Physical and Sedentary Activity
"Active" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (definition) 21.8 21.4 21.6 20.3
"Moderate" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (definition) 23.0 22.4 22.7 24.6
"Inactive" Physical Activity Index, % of individuals (definition) 55.2 56.2 55.7 55.1
At least 15 minutes of daily physical activity, % of individuals (definition) 27.7 34.1 30.9 29.6
Average hours per week that youth 6-11 years old engage in physical activity (definition) 16.1 13.5 14.8 12.8
Average hours per week that youth 6-11 years old engage in sedentary activity (definition) 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Consumption
Past month vitamin and mineral supplements consumption, % of adults (definition) 42.3 57.9 50.2 42.1
Past month vitamin and mineral supplements consumption, % of children (definition) 36.6 44.7 40.5 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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