Background— Body mass index (BMI) is widely used to assess risk for cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes. Cut points for the classification of obesity (BMI >30 kg/m 2 ) have …

Background Little is known about the rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD), atherosclerosis,
and their risk factors among Canada's Aboriginal people. To establish the relative …

Background— The clustering of impaired glucose metabolism, elevated triglycerides, low
HDL cholesterol, and abdominal obesity is known as the metabolic syndrome. Individuals with …

Background— Small increases in the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) are
predictive of vascular events among asymptomatic individuals. There are few data supporting …

Background Social disadvantage is defined by adverse socio-economic characteristics and
is distributed unequally by age, sex, and ethnicity. We studied the relationship between …

Context Obesity is a major public health problem in North America, particularly in Aboriginal
people. Objective To determine if a household-based lifestyle intervention is effective at …

Background: Ethnic differences in serum lipids are not explained by genetics, central
adiposity, lifestyle, or diet, possibly because dietary carbohydrate has not been considered. …

Background Intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and alcohol alter cardiovascular disease risk,
but their effect on subclinical atherosclerosis remains understudied. Objective The objective …

Abdominal obesity is related to significant morbidity and mortality and differs by ethnicity;
however, the relation between diet and abdominal obesity has not been extensively studied. …

Background: Women play important roles in translating health knowledge, particularly around
pregnancy and birth, in Indigenous societies. We investigated elder Indigenous women's …