Table 1.
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of survey respondents
Respondent characteristics for N = 194 | N [%] | |
---|---|---|
Residence | Alberta | 180 [92.8] |
Outside of Alberta in Canadaa | 15 [7.7] | |
Birthplace | Born in Canada | 176 [90.7] |
Born outside of Canada | 19 [9.8] | |
Sex and Gender identification | Female | 193 [99.5] |
LGBTQ + | 9 [4.6] | |
Non-binary/gender fluid | 1 [0.5] | |
Ethnicity | Caucasian/White | 164 [84.5] |
Asian | 14 [7.2] | |
African/Black | 6 [3.1] | |
Indigenous/First Nations | 4 [2.1] | |
Other | 6 [3.1] | |
Self-identified member of minority group | No | 157 [80.9] |
Yes | 27 [13.9] | |
Prefer not to answer | 10 [5.2] | |
Disability | No | 147 [75.8] |
Yes | 36 [18.6] | |
Prefer not to answer | 11 [5.7] | |
range | [mean ± SD] | |
Age (years) | 21 – 79 | 33.98 ± 8.36 |
Height (cm)b | 152 – 185 | 165.83 ± 6.95 |
Body weight (kg)b | 34.0 – 168.0 | 95.93 ± 26.90 |
Body mass index calculated (kg/m2) | 14.6 – 61.6 | 34.90 ± 9.38 |
aincludes 6 from Ontario, 3 from British Columbia, 3 from Atlantic Canada and one each from Saskatchewan, Quebec and NWT/Yukon/Nunavut
bheight was not reported for 6 respondents and weight was not reported for 3 respondents; BMI could not be calculated for 9 respondents