Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Study Sample.
| Characteristic | Respondents, % (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2007/2008 | 2009/2010 | 2011/2012 | 2013/2014 | 2015/2016 | |
| Sample sizea | 116 600 | 117 400 | 110 300 | 111 800 | 115 000 | 98 900 |
| Weighted populationa | 23 778 300 | 24 651 000 | 25 380 400 | 26 098 300 | 26 833 900 | 27 462 100 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 49.0 (49.0-49.0) | 49.0 (49.0-49.1) | 49.1 (49.1-49.1) | 49.1 (49.1-49.1) | 49.1 (49.1-49.1) | 49.1 (49.0-49.2) |
| Women | 51.0 (51.0-51.0) | 51.0 (51.0-51.0) | 50.9 (50.9-50.9) | 50.9 (50.9-50.9) | 50.9 (50.9-50.9) | 50.9 (50.8-51.0) |
| Age group, y | ||||||
| 20-39 | 36.6 (36.4-36.9) | 36.2 (36.0-36.5) | 35.3 (35.0-35.6) | 35.3 (35.0-35.6) | 35.1 (34.8-35.4) | 34.6 (34.3-34.9) |
| 40-59 | 40.2 (39.9-40.6) | 39.9 (39.5-40.3) | 39.7 (39.2-40.2) | 38.1 (37.6-38.6) | 37.4 (36.9-37.9) | 36.6 (36.2-37.0) |
| 60-79 | 19.5 (19.3-19.7) | 20.1 (19.8-20.4) | 21.0 (20.7-21.4) | 22.4 (22.0-22.8) | 23.3 (22.9-23.7) | 24.6 (24.3-24.9) |
| ≥80 | 3.7 (3.6-3.8) | 3.8 (3.7-3.9) | 4.0 (3.9-4.1) | 4.2 (4.0-4.3) | 4.2 (4.1-4.4) | 4.2 (4.0-4.4) |
| Missing valuesb | ||||||
| Hypertension | 0.20 (0.16-0.25) | 0.30 (0.26-0.35) | 0.23 (0.19-0.28) | 0.28 (0.23-0.34) | 0.27 (0.22-0.33) | 0.44 (0.38-0.52) |
| Diabetes | 0.09 (0.06-0.12) | 0.11 (0.08-0.14) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) | 0.10 (0.08-0.14) | 0.12 (0.09-0.17) | 0.14 (0.10-0.19) |
| Obesity | 3.20 (3.05-3.36) | 5.44 (5.22-5.67) | 5.17 (4.96-5.39) | 5.15 (4.93-5.38) | 5.31 (5.08-5.56) | 6.54 (6.28-6.81) |
| Current smoking | 0.54 (0.44-0.66) | 0.27 (0.22-0.31) | 0.29 (0.25-0.35) | 0.38 (0.32-0.45) | 0.38 (0.33-0.45) | 0.29 (0.25-0.35) |
a
Numbers are rounded to base 100 for confidentiality purposes according to Statistics Canada data release policies. Percentages are based on weighted numbers.
b
Participants who responded “Don’t know,” “Refusal,” or “Not stated” to the questions were regarded as having missing values and thus not included in respective analysis. For obesity, participants with missing values included women who are pregnant.