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

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

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

• "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)

• Date created

  2009

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Chronic disease
  • Drinking behaviour
  • Exercise
  • Health surveys
  • Morbidity
  • Obesity
  • Smoking
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Canada

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-med6-ta80

• License

  Attribution 4.0 International