Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities in a Canadian First Nation Population

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Bruce, Sharon G.
  • Riediger, Natalie D.
  • Zacharias, James M.
  • Young, T. Kue

• "Introduction: Rates of obesity are higher among Canada’s Aboriginal First Nations populations than among non-First Nations populations. We studied obesity and obesity-related illness in a Manitoba First Nation community.
  Methods: We conducted a screening study of diabetes and diabetes complications in 2003, from which we drew a representative sample of Manitoba First Nations adults (N = 483). We assessed chronic disease and chronic disease risk factors. " (as cited in abstract)

• Date created

  2011

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Cardiovascular
  • Community health
  • Diabetes
  • First Nations
  • Minority
  • North American Indians
  • Obesity
  • Screening
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Manitoba

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-zmen-gj53

• License

  Attribution 4.0 International