A cross-sectional examination of modifiable risk factors for chronic disease among a nationally representative sample of youth: are Canadian students graduating high school with a failing grade for health?

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for estimates of risk factor prevalence by sex for the population, 2010-2011, Canada

		Male	Female	Total
		(n = 849,600) %^a	(n = 791,400) %^a	(n = 1,641,000) %^a
Grade	9	24.8	25.1	24.9
	10	26.1	25.4	25.8
	11	25.5	25.7	25.6
	12	23.6	23.8	23.7
Current Smoker (based on cigarettes only)	Yes	9.7	7.7	8.8
Current Smoker (based on cigarettes only)	No	90.3	92.3	91.2
Current Marijuana Use	Yes	22.3	15.3	18.8
Current Marijuana Use	No	77.7	84.7	81.2
Current Binge Drinking	Yes	27.7	23.1	25.5
Current Binge Drinking	No	72.3	76.9	74.5
Weight Status	Overweight/Obese	29.1	15.2	22.5
Weight Status	Normal Weight	70.9	84.8	77.5
Physical Activity Level	Inactive	23.9	39.0	31.2
Physical Activity Level	Active	76.1	61.0	68.8
Sedentary Behaviour Level	High	89.8	89.1	89.4
Sedentary Behaviour Level	Moderate / Low	10.2	10.9	10.6
Fruit / Vegetable Consumption	Inadequate	94.5	92.7	93.6
Fruit / Vegetable Consumption	Adequate	5.5	7.3	6.4
		Male	Female	Total
		(n = 577,600) % ^b	(n = 518,400) % ^b	(n = 1,096,000) % ^b
Number of Risk Factors	All 7	0.3	#	0.3
	6	2.5	1.9	2.2
	5	7.4	5.9	6.7
	4	18.4	14.2	16.4
	3	32.7	35.8	34.2
	2	33.4	33.2	33.3
	1	5.1	7.9	6.4
	None	#	0.9	0.5

^a weighted population estimate where missing data are excluded from the estimate.
^b weighted population estimate where respondents were excluded if any individual risk factor data were missing.
¹ Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador.
² Quebec does not include students in Grade 12.
³ Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.
# Data not reportable due to low cell size.

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