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Kathryn Wilkins

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PubMed2004

Incident arthritis in relation to excess weight.

OBJECTIVES: This article reports incidence rates of arthritis, based on data for people aged 40 or older who were followed over six years. The association between excess weight and arthritis, controlled for possible confounders, is also studied. DATA SOURCES: Data are from the household components of cycle 1.1 of Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey (2000/01) and from the first four cycles of the National Population Health Survey (1994/95 to 2000/01). ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES: The prevalence of arthritis in 2000/01 was estimated using cross-sectional data; 1994/95-to-2000/01 incidence density is based on longitudinal data. Logistic regression was used to study the association between excess weight and arthritis (respondent-reported, doctor-diagnosed), while controlling for age, household income, smoking, number of physician consultations, strenuous daily activity, and other factors. MAIN RESULTS: In 2000/01, 19% of men and 31% of women aged 40 or older reported having been diagnosed with arthritis. Incidence rates of arthritis were 31 and 48 cases per 1,000 person-years for men and women, respectively. For both sexes, the odds ratio for obesity (based on self-reported height and weight) in association with subsequent arthritis was significantly elevated, at 1.6.

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PubMed2004

Injuries.

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PubMed2003

Social support and mortality in seniors.

OBJECTIVES: This article investigates the effect of social support on mortality among Canadian seniors. DATA SOURCE: The analysis is based on longitudinal household data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) for 2,422 people aged 65 or older in 1994/95. Vital status and date of death were established using data collected in 2000/01. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES: Multivariate proportional hazards models were used to study associations between four indicators of social support (marital status; social contacts; participation in organizations; and perceived emotional support) in 1994/95 and death by 2000/01. Separate analyses were performed for men and women. MAIN RESULTS: When the influence of age, socio-economic status, stress, health-related behaviours and physical/mental health status was taken into account, no association between social support and mortality emerged for women, but such a relationship was evident for men. Married men had a 40% lower hazard of death, compared with their non-married counterparts. Participation in organizations also conferred a reduced likelihood of dying for men.

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PubMed2002

Moderate alcohol consumption and heart disease.

OBJECTIVES: This article examines patterns of alcohol consumption in relation to a subsequent new diagnosis of or death from heart disease. DATA SOURCES: The analysis is based on longitudinal data from the first three cycles of the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), conducted by Statistics Canada in 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99. The data are from a sample of 3,379 women and 2,635 men from the household population, who, in 1994/95, were aged 40 or older and reported that they had not been diagnosed with heart disease. Cause of death was established with information from the Canadian Mortality Database. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES: Descriptive data were produced using bivariate frequencies. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine associations between level of alcohol consumption reported in 1994/95 and a subsequent diagnosis of or death from heart disease. MAIN RESULTS: Women reporting moderate alcohol consumption--two to nine drinks in the past week--had significantly lower odds of receiving a new diagnosis of or dying from heart disease between 1994/95 and 1998/99, compared with women who reported lifetime abstinence. No association between alcohol consumption and subsequent heart disease emerged for men.

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