Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland
Two population surveys with focus on cardiovascular disease and diabetes were carried out among the Greenland Inuit in 1993-94 and 1999-2001. The number of participants was 264 (1993-94 study) and 2056 (1999-2001 survey) Inuit living in Denmark, towns in Greenland, and villages. Compared with the ge...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/d7e579a6-1378-4527-b44b-4205f5bc68e9 2024-05-19T07:39:01+00:00 Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland Bjerregaard, P Becker, Ulrik 2003-12 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/d7e579a6-1378-4527-b44b-4205f5bc68e9 https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v62i4.17577 eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/d7e579a6-1378-4527-b44b-4205f5bc68e9 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Bjerregaard , P , Greenland Population Study & Becker , U 2003 , ' Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 62 , no. 4 , pp. 331-42 . https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v62i4.17577 Adolescent Adult Aged Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology Denmark/epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology Diet Female Greenland/epidemiology Health Surveys Humans Incidence Inuits/ethnology Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Prevalence Risk Factors Smoking/epidemiology Time Factors article 2003 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v62i4.17577 2024-05-01T00:26:29Z Two population surveys with focus on cardiovascular disease and diabetes were carried out among the Greenland Inuit in 1993-94 and 1999-2001. The number of participants was 264 (1993-94 study) and 2056 (1999-2001 survey) Inuit living in Denmark, towns in Greenland, and villages. Compared with the general population of Denmark, the Inuit had a high consumption of marine food, but regional and demographic variation was marked. Smoking prevalence was high, being approximately 70% among adults in 1999-2001. Blood pressure was lower than in Denmark and the serum lipid profile was healthier (high HDL cholesterol and low triglyceride). The risk factor pattern is consistent with neither an increased, nor a decreased cardiovascular risk profile. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, and to establish causal links between traditional risk factors and disease in this non-European population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit inuits University of Southern Denmark Research Portal International Journal of Circumpolar Health 62 4 331 342 |
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Two population surveys with focus on cardiovascular disease and diabetes were carried out among the Greenland Inuit in 1993-94 and 1999-2001. The number of participants was 264 (1993-94 study) and 2056 (1999-2001 survey) Inuit living in Denmark, towns in Greenland, and villages. Compared with the general population of Denmark, the Inuit had a high consumption of marine food, but regional and demographic variation was marked. Smoking prevalence was high, being approximately 70% among adults in 1999-2001. Blood pressure was lower than in Denmark and the serum lipid profile was healthier (high HDL cholesterol and low triglyceride). The risk factor pattern is consistent with neither an increased, nor a decreased cardiovascular risk profile. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, and to establish causal links between traditional risk factors and disease in this non-European population. |
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Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland |
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Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland |
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Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland |
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Bjerregaard , P , Greenland Population Study & Becker , U 2003 , ' Contribution of population surveys to the study of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Greenland ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 62 , no. 4 , pp. 331-42 . https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v62i4.17577 |
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