Degree
Master of Science
Program
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor
Dr. Amardeep Thind
2nd Supervisor
Dr. Stewart Harris
Joint Supervisor
Abstract
Objectives: Certain Canadian subpopulations observe numerous modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for diabetes. This study compares immigrants and Aboriginals (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) with Canada-born individuals at higher risks for diabetes, and deciphers the determinant differences between them.
Methods: Pooled Canadian Community Health Survey data (2001-2010) were used. Time trends for diabetes within each subsample were calculated using individual survey year prevalence rates; diabetes diagnoses were self-reported (N=33,565). Various risk factors were also examined using logistic regression.
Results: Diabetes prevalence rates significantly increased from 2001 to 2010 for each subpopulation, as well as the total sample: Canada-Born individuals (3.9% to 5.7%), Immigrants (5.0% to 8.5%), Aboriginals (5.4% to 7.4%), and Canadians overall (4.1% to 6.4%).
Conclusions: All Canadians, regardless of risk, experienced and will continue to experience a rise in diabetes. Future diabetes research involving the impact of race, culture, and ethnicity in Canadian immigrants should be holistically explored.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Michael James, "Risk Factors for Diabetes Mellitus: a Comparative Analysis of Subpopulation Differences in a Large Canadian Sample" (2013). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 1490.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/1490
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