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 Volume 8: No. 1, January 2011 
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| Sex | Age, y | BMI ≥30 kg/m2, % | Abdominal Obesity, % | 
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| Men | 18-29 | 36 | 38 | 
| 30-39 | 43 | 41 | |
| 40-49 | 62 | 70 | |
| ≥50 | 58 | 78 | |
| Women | 18-29 | 61 | 76 | 
| 30-39 | 61 | 79 | |
| 40-49 | 65 | 79 | |
| ≥50 | 78 | 95 | 
Figure 1. Prevalence of obesity by age and sex in a Canadian First Nation population. BMI, body mass index. Abdominal obesity was defined as as waist circumference greater than 102 cm for men and greater than 88 cm for women.
| Sex | Age, y | No. of Comorbidities, % | |||
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| 0, % | 1, % | 2, % | 3 or 4, % | ||
| Men | 18-29 | 52 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 
| 30-39 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 21 | |
| 40-49 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 30 | |
| ≥50 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 37 | |
| All ages | 31 | 26 | 21 | 21 | |
| Women | 18-29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 
| 30-39 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 20 | |
| 40-49 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 31 | |
| ≥50 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 68 | |
| All ages | 19 | 27 | 25 | 29 | |
Figure 2. Percentage of sample with chronic conditions (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia) by age and sex in a Canadian First Nation population. Because of rounding, percentages may not total 100.
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|  | The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
 
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