Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample of Inuit adults (n 2095), by region; Inuit Health Survey, 2007–2008
| Nunavut | Inuvialuit Settlement Region | Nunatsiavut | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n 1568) | Men (n 620) | Women (n 948) | Total (n 267) | Men (n 86) | Women (n 181) | Total (n 260) | Men (n 97) | Women (n 163) | |
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| Mean | 40·7 | 41·5 | 40·1 | 44·2 | 46·9 | 42·9 | 44·3 | 46·0 | 43·2 |
| sd | 14·7 | 14·6 | 14·7 | 15·8 | 15·6 | 15·8 | 13·9 | 15·5 | 12·8 |
| <40 years (%) | 51·4 | 49·4 | 52·7 | 38·6 | 30·2 | 42·5 | 35·4 | 32·0 | 37·4 |
| ≥40 years (%) | 48·6 | 50·6 | 47·3 | 61·4 | 69·8 | 57·5 | 64·6 | 68·0 | 62·6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||||
| Mean | 27·9 | 26·9 | 28·7 | 30·5 | 28·9 | 31·2 | 29·3 | 27·9 | 30·1 |
| BMI=25–29·99 kg/m2 (%) | 26·3 | 31·9 | 22·5 | 26·7 | 32·5 | 24·0 | 33·5 | 35·4 | 32·3 |
| BMI≥30 kg/m2 (%) | 33·1 | 24·0 | 39·1 | 49·0 | 41·3 | 52·6 | 41·2 | 31·3 | 47·2 |
| Diet energy | |||||||||
| Total diet energy* (kJ/d) | |||||||||
| Mean | 8753 | 9740 | 8104 | 9766 | 11 263 | 9054 | 8376 | 9188 | 7891 |
| sd | 5657 | 5674 | 5644 | 523 | 531 | 519 | 402 | 414 | 393 |
| Total diet energy* (kcal/d) | |||||||||
| Mean | 2092 | 2328 | 1937 | 2334 | 2692 | 2164 | 2002 | 2196 | 1886 |
| sd | 1352 | 1356 | 1349 | 125 | 127 | 124 | 96 | 99 | 94 |
| Total diet energy from country foods† (%) | |||||||||
| Among participants <40 years | 12·5 | 14·6 | 11·2 | 6·5 | 8·1 | 6·0 | 2·7 | 2·8 | 2·7 |
| Among participants ≥40 years | 25·6 | 27·6 | 24·1 | 19·2 | 21·7 | 17·8 | 9·3 | 13·0 | 6·8 |
*
Total diet energy excludes consumption of alcohol.
†
Country foods are wild foods harvested locally through cultural practice, traditions and knowledge.