Prevalence estimates of ideal, intermediate and poor cardiovascular health based on data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2009–2010
| Group | Prevalence, % (95% CI) | CANHEART health index score, mean (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor health* | Intermediate health† | Ideal health‡ | ||
| Adults (> 20 yr) | ||||
| Overall | 37.3 (36.8–37.8) | 53.3 (52.7–53.8) | 9.4 (9.1–9.8) | 3.87 (3.86–3.89) |
| Men | 42.0 (41.2–42.8) | 51.9 (51.1–52.7) | 6.1 (5.7–6.5) | 3.71 (3.69–3.73) |
| Women | 32.6 (31.9–33.3) | 54.6 (53.9–55.3) | 12.8 (12.3–13.3) | 4.04 (4.02–4.06) |
| Youth (12–19 yr) | ||||
| Overall | 49.7 (48.4–51.0) | 33.7 (32.4–34.9) | 16.6 (15.6–17.6) | 2.49 (2.47–2.52) |
| Boys | 49.9 (48.1–51.6) | 34.0 (32.3–35.8) | 16.1 (14.7–17.5) | 2.48 (2.45–2.52) |
| Girls | 49.6 (47.7–51.5) | 33.3 (31.6–35.1) | 17.1 (15.7–18.4) | 2.51 (2.47–2.54) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Presence of 0–3 ideal health factors or behaviours among adults and 0–2 ideal health factors or behaviours among youth.
↵† Presence of 4–5 ideal health factors or behaviours among adults and 3 ideal health factors or behaviours among youth.
↵‡ Presence of all ideal health factors and behaviours (6 among adults; 4 among youth).