Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Canada’s Northern Populations: Longitudinal and Geographic Comparisons

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Deering, Kahtleen N.
  • Lix, Lisa M.
  • Bruce, Sharon
  • Young, T. Kue

• "Objective: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide and place considerable burden on the Canadian health care system. This research investigates the self-reported prevalence of major chronic diseases and risk factors in northern Canadian populations and compares their prevalence to southern Canadian populations over time. Methods: Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) cycle 1.1 (2000/01) and 3.1 (2005) data were used for the analyses. Respondents 20 years old or greater in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut comprised the northern Canadian sample. Respondents in the same age group in the rest of Canada comprised the southern Canadian sample. Unadjusted and adjusted weighted prevalence estimates and confidence intervals were calculated and tested for significance using z-tests." (as cited in abstract)

• Date created

  2009-01-01

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Chronic disease
  • Yukon Territory
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Surveillance
  • Health surveys
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-0h1p-b658

• License

  Attribution 4.0 International