Disparities in modifiable cancer risk factors among Canadian provinces, territories, and health regions
Data about small area estimates of cancer risk factors are difficult to obtain in Canada. The current study aims to provide an assessment of the prevalence of different behavioral risk factors of cancer at the level of Canadian provinces/territories and sub provincial health regions/units. Canadian...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.15754919.v1 2023-05-15T17:46:47+02:00 Disparities in modifiable cancer risk factors among Canadian provinces, territories, and health regions Abdel-Rahman, Omar 2021 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15754919.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Disparities_in_modifiable_cancer_risk_factors_among_Canadian_provinces_territories_and_health_regions/15754919/1 unknown Taylor & Francis https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2021.1971184 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15754919 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Medicine Biotechnology 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Biological sciences Science Policy 111714 Mental Health FOS Health sciences article-journal ScholarlyArticle Journal contribution Text 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15754919.v1 https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2021.1971184 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15754919 2022-04-01T09:34:13Z Data about small area estimates of cancer risk factors are difficult to obtain in Canada. The current study aims to provide an assessment of the prevalence of different behavioral risk factors of cancer at the level of Canadian provinces/territories and sub provincial health regions/units. Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) datasets for 2017/2018 were reviewed and adult participants (≥ 18 years old) were included. Baseline demographic data and health behaviors (including ever-smoking, current smoking, alcohol drinking in the past 12 months, below-recommended physical activity, and obesity) were reviewed. Prevalence of each of these behaviors within different provinces/territories as well as within each health region was reviewed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was then done to examine the association between place of residence and cancer risk factors. A total of 104,636 adult participants were included in the current analysis. For ever-smoking, the highest prevalence was noted in Nunavut (79.7%); for current smoking, the highest prevalence was noted in Nunavut (67.2%); for alcohol drinking in the past 12 months, the highest prevalence was noted in Quebec (89.3%); for below-recommended physical activity, the highest prevalence was noted in Nunavut (51.3%); for obesity, the highest prevalence was noted in Northwest territories (31.5%). Compared to individuals living within a territory, individuals living within a province were less likely to ever smoke (OR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.54–0.71), currently smoke (OR: 0.51; 95% CI: 0.45–0.59), be obese (OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.71–0.95), but more likely to drink alcohol in the past 12 months (OR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.20–1.65). There is no difference between both categories with regards to physical activity (OR: 1.02; 95% CI: 0.89–1.15). There is a general province/territory disparity in the prevalence of different modifiable cancer risk factors as well as disparity between individual provinces/health regions in Canada. Text Northwest Territories Nunavut DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Canada Northwest Territories Nunavut |
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Data about small area estimates of cancer risk factors are difficult to obtain in Canada. The current study aims to provide an assessment of the prevalence of different behavioral risk factors of cancer at the level of Canadian provinces/territories and sub provincial health regions/units. Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) datasets for 2017/2018 were reviewed and adult participants (≥ 18 years old) were included. Baseline demographic data and health behaviors (including ever-smoking, current smoking, alcohol drinking in the past 12 months, below-recommended physical activity, and obesity) were reviewed. Prevalence of each of these behaviors within different provinces/territories as well as within each health region was reviewed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was then done to examine the association between place of residence and cancer risk factors. A total of 104,636 adult participants were included in the current analysis. For ever-smoking, the highest prevalence was noted in Nunavut (79.7%); for current smoking, the highest prevalence was noted in Nunavut (67.2%); for alcohol drinking in the past 12 months, the highest prevalence was noted in Quebec (89.3%); for below-recommended physical activity, the highest prevalence was noted in Nunavut (51.3%); for obesity, the highest prevalence was noted in Northwest territories (31.5%). Compared to individuals living within a territory, individuals living within a province were less likely to ever smoke (OR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.54–0.71), currently smoke (OR: 0.51; 95% CI: 0.45–0.59), be obese (OR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.71–0.95), but more likely to drink alcohol in the past 12 months (OR: 1.41; 95% CI: 1.20–1.65). There is no difference between both categories with regards to physical activity (OR: 1.02; 95% CI: 0.89–1.15). There is a general province/territory disparity in the prevalence of different modifiable cancer risk factors as well as disparity between individual provinces/health regions in Canada. |
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