Risk factors and chronic conditions among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations

"Background: In Canada, the prevalence of behavioural risk factors and chronic conditions differs for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, but little research has examined changes over time. This study compares several major risk factors and chronic conditions in Aboriginal and non-Aborig...

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Main Authors: Lix, Lisa M., Bruce, Sharon, Sarkar, Joykrishna, Young, T. Kue
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Chronic disease
Drinking behaviour
Exercise
Health surveys
Morbidity
Obesity
Smoking
Nunavut
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Canada
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/fde08473-2a1c-4ad6-ab2a-ad1febf38f17
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-med6-ta80
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Summary:"Background: In Canada, the prevalence of behavioural risk factors and chronic conditions differs for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, but little research has examined changes over time. This study compares several major risk factors and chronic conditions in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations not living on reserves in the North (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and in southern Canada at two time points. Data and methods: The data are from cycle 1.1 (2000/2001) and cycle 3.1 (2005/2006) of the Canadian Community Health Survey: 115,990 respondents aged 20 or older, and 118,716 respondents, respectively. Overall, 3.8% of respondents reported Aboriginal cultural or racial background. Crude prevalence estimates, adjusted odds ratios, and bootstrap-derived confidence intervals were calculated for seven risk factors and nine chronic conditions at each time point." (as cited in abstract)

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