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Table 3
Age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios for selected risk factors and major chronic conditions for the North, by ethnicity, off- reserve population aged 20 or older, 2000/2001 and 2005/2006

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  Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal
2000/2001 2005/2006 2000/2001 2005/2006
Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Risk factors
Overweight 1.00 0.85 1.18 0.83 0.66 1.05 0.93 0.81 1.08 1.03 0.89 1.19
Obese 1.30* 1.00 1.50 1.70* 1.30 2.20 1.30* 1.10 1.60 1.50* 1.20 1.70
Daily smoker 1.84* 1.57 2.14 3.20* 2.60 3.93 1.32* 1.12 1.55 1.33* 1.10 1.60
Regular drinker 0.81* 0.71 0.93 1.44* 1.14 1.81 1.00 0.86 1.18 1.04 0.87 1.23
Heavy drinking 0.80* 0.60 0.90 1.10 0.90 1.30 0.70* 0.60 0.80 1.00 0.80 1.10
Infrequent physical activity 1.21* 1.04 1.41 1.82* 1.40 2.37 0.92 0.77 1.09 1.14 0.96 1.35
Inactive leisure time 1.06 0.94 1.20 1.68* 1.35 2.11 0.68* 0.60 0.78 0.90 0.76 1.07
Chronic conditions
One or more chronic conditions 0.50* 0.43 0.57 0.67* 0.55 0.82 0.85* 0.73 0.99 0.82 0.67 1.00
Arthritis 0.49* 0.40 0.60 0.65* 0.49 0.88 0.95 0.81 1.11 1.09 0.85 1.38
Hypertension 0.68* 0.52 0.89 0.86 0.62 1.18 0.75* 0.60 0.95 0.83 0.65 1.06
Asthma 0.49* 0.37 0.64 0.71 0.48 1.06 1.06 0.81 1.38 1.12 0.86 1.44
Heart disease 1.03 0.72 1.48 0.74 0.40 1.37 0.74 0.50 1.11 0.73 0.52 1.02
Diabetes 0.51* 0.34 0.78 0.75 0.45 1.25 0.83 0.62 1.10 0.87 0.59 1.29
Bowel disorder 0.80 0.41 1.57 0.61 0.29 1.28 0.89 0.56 1.41 1.06 0.70 1.59
Stroke 0.70 0.35 1.43 1.02 0.45 2.30 0.36 0.02 7.57 0.57 0.27 1.23
* significantly different from estimate for reference category (p<0.05)
Note: Reference category is the southern Canada population.
Source: 2000/2001 and 2005/2006 Canadian Community Health Survey.

 

Date Modified: 2015-07-17

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