Table 2.

BMI (kg/m²) in Canadians by age group, sex and breakfast status^c

		All (n = 12,241)			Male (n = 5204)			Female (n = 7037)
		Breakfast group			Breakfast group			Breakfast group
Age	n	None	RTEC	Other	None	RTEC	Other	None	RTEC	Other
		Weighted mean ± standard error
18–30 y	2947	26.0 ± 0.5	24.7 ± 0.4	25.1 ± 0.2	25.7 ± 0.5	25.1 ± 0.4	25.5 ± 0.3	26.4 ± 0.8	24.2 ± 0.6	24.8 ± 0.3
31–50 y	3129	27.0 ± 0.4	27.2 ± 0.4	27.2 ± 0.2	27.6 ± 0.7	27.7 ± 0.5	27.3 ± 0.2	26.4 ± 0.5	26.7 ± 0.6	27.1 ± 0.4
51–70 y	3618	28.1 ± 0.6a,b	27.4 ± 0.3a	28.4 ± 0.2b	29.9 ± 0.7a	27.6 ± 0.4b	28.4 ± 0.3a,b	26.0 ± 0.7a	27.3 ± 0.5a,b	28.2 ± 0.3b
≥71 y	2547	27.4 ± 0.7a,b	26.5 ± 0.2a	27.5 ± 0.2b	26.0 ± 0.8a,b	26.6 ± 0.3a	27.5 ± 0.3b	27.8 ± 0.8a,b	26.5 ± 0.3a	27.5 ± 0.3b
All ≥ 18 y	12,241	27.1 ± 0.3a,b	26.5 ± 0.2a	27.1 ± 0.1b	27.5 ± 0.4	26.8 ± 0.3	27.2 ± 0.2	26.7 ± 0.4a,b	26.1 ± 0.3a	27.0 ± 0.3b

^a,bMeans within an age group and sex category (all, male, female) that do not share a common superscript letter differ significantly, p < 0.05 (Bonferroni-adjusted p < 0.0167)

^cValues are weighted mean ± SE (data from CCHS 2.2). Adjusted for age, sex, race, supplement use, food security, language spoken at home, physical activity category, smoking, education level and marital status. None = no food or beverages reported as breakfast; RTEC Breakfast = breakfast that included ready-to-eat cereal (RTEC); Other Breakfast = any other type of breakfast