Ethnic and Regional Differences in Prevalence and Correlates of Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Northern Canada

• Main Authors: Sarkar, Joykrishna, Lix, Lisa M., Bruce, Sharon, Young, T. Kue
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Chronic diseases; Epidemiology; Ethnology; Risk factors; Canada; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Yukon
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/726a2fe4-7c79-48ed-afaf-6567fae6453f; https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-67nb-xt87

"Introduction: We investigated ethnic and geographic variations in major chronic diseases and risk factors in northern Canada, an area that is undergoing rapid changes in its social, cultural, and physical environments. Methods: Self-report data were obtained from the population-based Canadian Community Health Survey in 2000-2001 and 2005-2006 for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal respondents from the 3 regions of northern Canada: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Crude prevalence estimates, adjusted odds ratios (AORs), and confidence intervals were calculated for multiple chronic diseases and risk factors." (as cited in abstract)