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Source: Ontario Ministry of Health, Ontario Health Survey, 1996

LGL/KFLA/HPE is the combined regions of Leeds, Grenville and Lanark, Kingston, Lennox and Addington and Hastings and Prince Edward

Active* : Those who averaged 3.0+ kcal/kg/day of energy expenditure. This is approximately the amount of exercise that is required for cardiovascular health benefit.

Moderate*: Those who averaged 1.5 - 2.9 kcal/kg/day. They might experience some health benefits but little cardiovascular benefit.

Inactive*: Those with an energy expenditure below 1.5 kcal/kg/day

Where this symbol appears *** The Estimate is of marginal quality, Caution should be used when using this estimate because it has high sampling variablitiy. Proportions were omitted when the sampling variability was too high. These estimates were not suitable for release.

Ontario

LGL/KFLA/HPE

ACTIVE*

MODERATE*

INACTIVE*

ACTIVE*

MODERATE*

INACTIVE*

Males

12 to 19

46

23

30

Males

12 to 19

56

19***

24

20 to 44

22

23

55

20 to 44

21

27

50

45 to 64

16

23

61

45 to 64

24

22

52

65 and older

20

23

57

65 and older

16

23

53

12 and older

23

23

53

12 and older

26

24

48

Females

12 to 19

30

26

43

Females

12 to 19

29

24

47

20 to 44

18

24

58

20 to 44

18

26

55

45 to 64

15

23

62

45 to 64

20

26

54

65 and older

12

18

70

65 and older

12***

19

66

12 and older

18

23

59

12 and older

19

24

56

Both sexes

12 to 19

39

25

37

Both Sexes

12 to 19

43

22

35

20 to 44

20

24

57

20 to 44

19

27

54

45 to 64

16

23

61

45 to 64

22

24

54

65 and older

15

20

64

65 and older

14***

22

64

12 and older

21

23

56

12 and older

22

25

53