Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Health Among Inuit of Nunavik: A 13-Year Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m²) is a major determinant of cardiometabolic health, yet the clinical impact of weight changes on cardiometabolic health in the Canadian Inuit population remains unclear.

Methods

Data were collected from 302 individuals (107 men and 195 women) who participated in the Qanuippitaa? 2004 and Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Inuit health surveys. Anthropometric indices (weight, BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio, percentage of body fat, and fat-freemass), metabolic biomarkers, and hemodynamics were measured. Anthropometric characteristics and cardiometabolic risk factors were compared between 2017 and 2004 using Student paired t tests or the χ² test, adjusted for medication.

SUBMITTER: Lajeunesse-Trempe F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature