Modelling prevalent cardiovascular disease in an urban Indigenous population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies have highlighted the inequities between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations with respect to the burden of cardiovascular disease and prevalence of predisposing risks resulting from historical and ongoing impacts of colonization. The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) within and specific to the Indigenous peoples living in Toronto, Ontario, and to evaluate the reliability and validity of the resulting model in a similar population.

Methods

The Our Health Counts Toronto study measured the baseline health of Indigenous community members living in Toronto, Canada, using respondent-driven sampling. An iterative approach, valuing information from the literature, clinical insight and Indigenous

SUBMITTER: Avery L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582272 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature