Sociodemographic factors |
Age, mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
45.86 ± 16.05 |
46.82 ± 16.71 |
44.64 ± 15.06 |
20 to 34 years |
33 211 (29.4%) |
18 385 (29.0%) |
14 826 (30.0%) |
35 to 44 years |
26 144 (23.2%) |
13 661 (21.5%) |
12 483 (25.2%) |
45 to 54 years |
20 404 (18.1%) |
10 978 (17.3%) |
9426 (19.1%) |
55 to 64 years |
17 446 (15.5%) |
10 095 (15.9%) |
7351 (14.9%) |
65 to 74 years |
10 012 (8.9%) |
6185 (9.8%) |
3827 (7.7%) |
75 to 84 years |
4653 (4.1%) |
3317 (5.2%) |
1336 (2.7%) |
85+ years |
1000 (0.9%) |
780 (1.2%) |
220 (0.4%) |
Visible minority, n (%) |
13 958 (12.4%) |
7 664 (12.1%) |
6294 (12.7%) |
Immigrant, n (%) |
22 696 (20.1%) |
12 816 (20.2%) |
9880 (20.0%) |
Rural residence, n (%) |
22 813 (20.2%) |
12 684 (20.0%) |
10 129 (20.5%) |
Highest level of education, n (%) |
Less than secondary school graduation |
14 692 (13.0%) |
8265 (13.0%) |
6427 (13.0%) |
Secondary school graduation |
21 801 (19.3%) |
12 420 (19.6%) |
9381 (19.0%) |
Post-secondary education (include partial) |
76 377 (67.7%) |
42 716 (67.4%) |
33 661 (68.0%) |
Household income quintile, n (%) |
1 (Lowest) |
11 513 (10.2%) |
7448 (11.7%) |
4065 (8.2%) |
2 |
13 794 (12.2%) |
8603 (13.6%) |
5191 (10.5%) |
3 |
20 501 (18.2%) |
12 156 (19.2%) |
8345 (16.9%) |
4 |
28 777 (25.5%) |
15 401 (24.3%) |
13 376 (27.0%) |
5 (Highest) |
31 762 (28.1%) |
15 518 (24.5%) |
16 244 (32.8%) |
Unknown income |
6523 (5.8%) |
4275 (6.7%) |
2248 (4.5%) |
Marital status, n (%) |
Single, never married |
25 147 (22.3%) |
12 243 (19.3%) |
12 904 (26.1%) |
Domestic partner (married/common-law) |
68 987 (61.1%) |
38 092 (60.1%) |
30 895 (62.5%) |
Widowed/separated/divorced |
18 736 (16.6%) |
13 066 (20.6%) |
5670 (11.5%) |
Modifiable lifestyle risk factors |
Alcohol consumption status, n (%) |
Non-drinker |
60 296 (53.4%) |
40 131 (63.3%) |
20 165 (40.8%) |
Light drinker |
16 553 (14.7%) |
8274 (13.1%) |
8279 (16.7%) |
Moderate drinker |
26 363 (23.4%) |
12 479 (19.7%) |
13 884 (28.1%) |
Heavy drinker |
9658 (8.6%) |
2517 (4.0%) |
7141 (14.4%) |
Body mass index (BMI) |
Mean ± SD |
26.89 ± 5.13 |
26.46 ± 5.50 |
27.42 ± 4.58 |
Healthy weight (18.5 to 25 kg/m2) |
41 433 (36.7%) |
26 427 (41.7%) |
15 006 (30.3%) |
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) |
1231 (1.1%) |
915 (1.4%) |
316 (0.6%) |
Overweight (25 to 30 kg/m2) |
40 616 (36.0%) |
18 841 (29.7%) |
21 775 (44.0%) |
Obese, class 1 (30 to 35 kg/m2) |
16 799 (14.9%) |
8234 (13.0%) |
8565 (17.3%) |
Obese, class 2 (35 to 40 kg/m2) |
4763 (4.2%) |
2792 (4.4%) |
1971 (4.0%) |
Obese, class 3 (>40 kg/m2) |
2130 (1.9%) |
1410 (2.2%) |
720 (1.5%) |
Unknown BMI |
5898 (5.2%) |
4782 (7.5%) |
1116 (2.3%) |
Cigarette smoking status, n (%) |
Never smoked |
56 641 (50.2%) |
34 788 (54.9%) |
21 853 (44.2%) |
Heavy smoker |
4802 (4.3%) |
1767 (2.8%) |
3035 (6.1%) |
Light smoker |
21 640 (19.2%) |
11 329 (17.9%) |
10 311 (20.8%) |
Former heavy smoker |
7014 (6.2%) |
2855 (4.5%) |
4159 (8.4%) |
Former light smoker |
19 354 (17.1%) |
10 851 (17.1%) |
8503 (17.2%) |
Former smoker, unknown amount |
3419 (3.0%) |
1811 (2.9%) |
1608 (3.3%) |
Daily fruit and vegetable consumption, n (%) |
0 to 3 times |
35 519 (31.5%) |
15 627 (24.6%) |
19 892 (40.2%) |
3 to 6 times |
52 389 (46.4%) |
30 067 (47.4%) |
22 322 (45.1%) |
6 or more times |
24 962 (22.1%) |
17 707 (27.9%) |
7255 (14.7%) |
Leisure physical activity, n (%) |
No physical activity |
8761 (7.8%) |
5281 (8.3%) |
3480 (7.0%) |
Slightly active |
43 623 (38.6%) |
25 292 (39.9%) |
18 331 (37.1%) |
Moderately active |
30 222 (26.8%) |
17 349 (27.4%) |
12 873 (26.0%) |
Active |
30 264 (26.8%) |
15 479 (24.4%) |
14 785 (29.9%) |
Other health-related risk factors |
Household second-hand smoke exposure, n (%) |
4795 (9.7%) |
5486 (8.7%) |
10 281 (9.1%) |
Asthma, n (%) |
13 439 (11.9%) |
8682 (13.7%) |
4757 (9.6%) |
High blood pressure, n (%) |
23 439 (20.8%) |
13 769 (21.7%) |
9670 (19.5%) |
Self-rated health, n (%) |
Poor |
1798 (1.6%) |
1118 (1.8%) |
680 (1.4%) |
Fair |
6936 (6.1%) |
4099 (6.5%) |
2837 (5.7%) |
Good |
28 877 (25.6%) |
15 932 (25.1%) |
12 945 (26.2%) |
Very good |
46 777 (41.4%) |
26 204 (41.3%) |
20 573 (41.6%) |
Excellent |
28 482 (25.2%) |
16 048 (25.3%) |
12 434 (25.1%) |
Life stress, n (%) |
Not at all stressful |
11 663 (10.3%) |
5934 (9.4%) |
5729 (11.6%) |
Not very stressful |
26 949 (23.9%) |
14 999 (23.7%) |
11 950 (24.2%) |
A bit stressful |
48 651 (43.1%) |
27 494 (43.4%) |
2157 (42.8%) |
Quite a bit/extremely stressful |
25 607 (22.7%) |
14 974 (23.6%) |
10 633 (21.5%) |