Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (Oct 2019)

At-a-glance - Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators, 2019 – Updating the data and taking into account mental health

  • Mélanie Varin,
  • Melissa Baker,
  • Elia Palladino,
  • Tanya Lary

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.39.10.02
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 10
pp. 281 – 288

Abstract

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The 2019 edition of the Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators (CCDI) provides recent estimates of the burden of chronic conditions and measures of general health and associated determinants in Canada. Using data from the CCDI and 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey, we explored the relationship between sociodemographic factors and selfreported mental health. Our findings suggest that sex (males vs females: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.22); age (65–79 vs 35–49 year age group: aOR = 1.48); education (postsecondary graduate vs less than high school: aOR = 1.68); household income adequacy (highest quintile [Q5] vs lowest [Q1]: aOR = 2.25); and immigrant status (recent immigrants vs nonimmigrants: aOR= 2.29) were significantly associated with higher self-reported mental health.

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