ArticleThe Canadian journal of cardiology
Cardiovascular burden and related risk factors among Nunavik (Quebec) Inuit: insights from baseline findings in the circumpolar Inuit health in transition cohort study.
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- Drivers and health implications of the dietary transition among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Weight among children born 2005-2011 in Nuuk at the time of school entry.International journal of circumpolar health · 2019Observational
- Association between individual-level and community-level socio-economic status and blood pressure among Inuit in Greenland.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Article
- Spirometry in Greenland: a cross-sectional study on patients treated with medication targeting obstructive pulmonary disease.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Observational
- Overview of ongoing cohort and dietary studies in the Arctic.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Article
- Obesity and obesity-associated cardiometabolic risk factors in indigenous Nenets women from the rural Nenets Autonomous Area and Russian women from Arkhangelsk city.International journal of circumpolar health · 2014Article
- A national study on weight classes among children in Greenland at school entry.International journal of circumpolar health · 2014Article
- Omega-3 fatty acids, polymorphisms and lipid related cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Inuit population.Nutrition & metabolism · 2013Article
- Tobacco use prevalence--disentangling associations between Alaska Native race, low socio-economic status and rural disparities.International journal of circumpolar health · 2013Article
- Obesity studies in the circumpolar Inuit: a scoping review.International journal of circumpolar health · 2012Article
- Association between socioeconomic status and overweight and obesity among Inuit adults: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008.International journal of circumpolar health · 2012Article
- Design and methods of the Adult Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008.International journal of circumpolar health · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Inuit are commonly portrayed to be somehow protected from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) through their traditional lifestyle and diet. However, actual sociocultural transition and related major, modifiable risk factors have scarcely been quantified in the Inuit population. Such knowledge is extremely valuable in terms of public health intervention.
methodsA total of 887 Inuit residents from Nunavik, Quebec, participated in a cohort study. The estimates presented were derived from anthropometric and biological measurements gathered at the time of recruitment and enhanced by information collected in the medical file of each participant. All estimates were corrected for a complex sampling strategy and bootstrapped to ensure the representativeness of the general Nunavik population.
resultsOverall, 19% of Inuit had a disease of the circulatory system according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision. Among all disorders, peripheral circulatory system disease was the most prevalent (9%). Prevalences of ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease were of similar magnitude (2.5%). No significant difference in disease prevalence was noted between sexes. The major modifiable CVD risk factors were smoking (84%), obesity (49%) [corrected] (body mass index of greater than 30 kgm2) and elevated blood pressure (13085 mmHg or greater) (18%). Prevalences were globally higher among women.
conclusionThe current belief that the Inuit are protected from CVD is seriously questioned by the results of the present study. Considering the extremely high prevalence of CVD risk factors, a population-based intervention reinforced for women is urgently needed to reduce their risk.
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