Risk factors associated with developing anxiety in Inuit adolescents from Nunavik
This study aimed to examine the relation between anxiety among the at-risk population of Inuit adolescents and diverse developmental risk factors including exposure to environmental chemicals, a subject of concern in Nunavik. Anxiety was assessed in 89 Inuit participants (mean age = 18.4 years; rang...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7483563 2023-05-15T16:54:50+02:00 Risk factors associated with developing anxiety in Inuit adolescents from Nunavik Lamoureux-Tremblay, Vickie Muckle, Gina Maheu, Françoise Jacobson, Sandra W. Jacobson, Joseph L. Ayotte, Pierre Bélanger, Richard E. Saint-Amour, Dave 2020-06-06 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7483563/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32512128 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2020.106903 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7483563/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32512128 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2020.106903 Neurotoxicol Teratol Article Text 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2020.106903 2021-09-05T00:25:50Z This study aimed to examine the relation between anxiety among the at-risk population of Inuit adolescents and diverse developmental risk factors including exposure to environmental chemicals, a subject of concern in Nunavik. Anxiety was assessed in 89 Inuit participants (mean age = 18.4 years; range = 16.2 – 21.9) with the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Potential risk factors for anxiety were documented at birth, 11 years of age and 18 years of age, including blood levels of chemicals (mercury, lead, PCBs) and nutrients, as well as age, sex, estimated IQ, drug and alcohol use, bullying, exposure to domestic violence, food insecurity, crowding and socio-economic status. Results showed that participants scored high on both measures of anxiety, particularly the SCARED, for which the mean score was above the clinical threshold. Multiple regression results show that significant risk predictors obtained from the SCARED scores were female sex (β = 0.32), higher current blood mercury concentration (β = 0.26), food insecurity (β = 0.26) and bullying experiences in the last year (β = 0.21). The significant predictors for the STAI trait anxiety were food insecurity (β = 0.25) and lower estimated IQ (β = −0.31), whereas food insecurity (β = 0.21), lower blood levels of vitamin E (β = −0.25) and higher cord blood mercury concentrations (β = 0.25) were found for STAI situational anxiety. Further regression analyses suggested that the adolescent-related variables were the most important risk factors. Our findings show that Inuit adolescents are at risk for anxiety via multiple contributing factors, particularly current exposure to mercury, food insecurity and female sex. Text inuit Nunavik PubMed Central (PMC) Nunavik Neurotoxicology and Teratology 81 106903 |
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This study aimed to examine the relation between anxiety among the at-risk population of Inuit adolescents and diverse developmental risk factors including exposure to environmental chemicals, a subject of concern in Nunavik. Anxiety was assessed in 89 Inuit participants (mean age = 18.4 years; range = 16.2 – 21.9) with the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Potential risk factors for anxiety were documented at birth, 11 years of age and 18 years of age, including blood levels of chemicals (mercury, lead, PCBs) and nutrients, as well as age, sex, estimated IQ, drug and alcohol use, bullying, exposure to domestic violence, food insecurity, crowding and socio-economic status. Results showed that participants scored high on both measures of anxiety, particularly the SCARED, for which the mean score was above the clinical threshold. Multiple regression results show that significant risk predictors obtained from the SCARED scores were female sex (β = 0.32), higher current blood mercury concentration (β = 0.26), food insecurity (β = 0.26) and bullying experiences in the last year (β = 0.21). The significant predictors for the STAI trait anxiety were food insecurity (β = 0.25) and lower estimated IQ (β = −0.31), whereas food insecurity (β = 0.21), lower blood levels of vitamin E (β = −0.25) and higher cord blood mercury concentrations (β = 0.25) were found for STAI situational anxiety. Further regression analyses suggested that the adolescent-related variables were the most important risk factors. Our findings show that Inuit adolescents are at risk for anxiety via multiple contributing factors, particularly current exposure to mercury, food insecurity and female sex. |
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