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Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities in a Canadian First Nation Population
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- Author(s) / Creator(s)
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"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
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- Type of Item
- Article (Published)
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- License
- Attribution 4.0 International