Inflammation can arise in response to a variety of stimuli, including infectious agents, tissue
injury, autoimmune diseases, and obesity. Some of these responses are acute and resolve …

Background Countries have agreed on reduction targets for tobacco smoking stipulated in
the WHO global monitoring framework, for achievement by 2025. In an analysis of data for …

Abstract The POpulation HEalth Model (POHEM) is a health microsimulation model that was
developed at Statistics Canada in the early 1990s. POHEM draws together rich multivariate …

Methods: Using Statistics Canada's Population Health Microsimulation Model (POHEM)
framework, specifically the population-based longitudinal, microsimulation model named …

Background Worldwide, there is concern that increases in the prevalence of dementia will
result in large demands for caregivers and supportive services that will be challenging to …

Methods: We performed analyses using biomonitoring and directly measured
anthropometric data from 4733 adults aged 18 to 79 years in the Canadian Health Measures …

Depression and anxiety are common among people who have experienced an acute
coronary event (eg, heart attack). Multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation programs often …

Methods: We used Statistics Canada's Population Health Model (POHEM)–Neurological to
simulate individuals' disease states, risk factors and health determinants and to describe …

Background: Contemporary data on temporal trends in acute stroke incidence, specific to
stroke type and age, are lacking. We sought to evaluate temporal trends in incidence of …

Obesity is a major public health concern and is associated with decreased muscle quality
(ie, strength, metabolism). Muscle from obese adults is characterized by increases in fatty …