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

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Sarkar, Joykrishna
  • Lix, Lisa M.
  • Bruce, Sharon
  • Young, T. Kue

• "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)

• Date created

  2010

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Chronic diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnology
  • Risk factors
  • Northern Canada
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-67nb-xt87

• License

  Attribution 4.0 International