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    Smoking and dietary inadequacy among Inuvialuit women of child bearing age in the Northwest Territories, Canada

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    Kolahdooz, Fariba; Mathe, Nonsikelelo; Katunga, Lalage A; Beck, Lindsay; Sheehy, Tony; Corriveau, Andre; Sharma, Sangita
    Abstract
    The prevalence of smoking in Aboriginal Canadians is higher than non-Aboriginal Canadians, a behavior that also tends to alter dietary patterns. Compared with the general Canadian population, maternal smoking rates are almost twice as high. The aim of this study was to compare dietary adequacy of Inuvialuit women of childbearing age comparing smokers versus non-smokers. A cross-sectional study, where participants completed a culturally specific quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Non-parametric analysis was used to compare mean nutrient intake, dietary inadequacy and differences in nutrient density among smokers and non-smokers. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed for key nutrients inadequacy and smoking status. Data was collected from three communities in the Beaufort Delta region of the Northwest Territories, Canada from randomly selected Inuvialuit women of childbearing age (19-44 years). Of 92 participants, 75% reported being smokers. There were no significant differences in age, BMI, marital status, education, number of people in household working and/or number of self employed, and physical activity between smokers and non-smokers. Non-parametric analysis showed no differences in nutrient intake between smokers and non-smokers. Logistic regression however revealed there was a positive association between smoking and inadequacies of vitamin C (OR = 2.91, 95% CI, 1.17-5.25), iron (OR = 3.16, 95% CI, 1.27-5.90), and zinc (OR = 2.78, 95% CI, 1.12-4.94). A high percentage of women (>60%), regardless of smoking status, did not meet the dietary recommendations for fiber, vitamin D, E and potassium. This study provides evidence of inadequate dietary intake among Inuvialuit of childbearing age regardless of smoking behavior.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7773
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    Arctic, Childbearing age, Dietary adequacy, Inuvialuit, Smoking
    Date
    2013-02-22
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    Kolahdooz, Fariba, & Mathe, Nonsikelelo, & Katunga, Lalage A, & Beck, Lindsay, & Sheehy, Tony, & Corriveau, Andre, & Sharma, Sangita. (February 2013). Smoking and dietary inadequacy among Inuvialuit women of child bearing age in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Nutrition Journal, (12:1), p.1-8. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7773

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    Kolahdooz, Fariba, and Mathe, Nonsikelelo, and Katunga, Lalage A, and Beck, Lindsay, and Sheehy, Tony, and Corriveau, Andre, and Sharma, Sangita. "Smoking and dietary inadequacy among Inuvialuit women of child bearing age in the Northwest Territories, Canada". Nutrition Journal. 12:1. (1-8.), February 2013. March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7773.
    Chicago:
    Kolahdooz, Fariba and Mathe, Nonsikelelo and Katunga, Lalage A and Beck, Lindsay and Sheehy, Tony and Corriveau, Andre and Sharma, Sangita, "Smoking and dietary inadequacy among Inuvialuit women of child bearing age in the Northwest Territories, Canada," Nutrition Journal 12, no. 1 (February 2013), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7773 (accessed March 08, 2021).
    AMA:
    Kolahdooz, Fariba, Mathe, Nonsikelelo, Katunga, Lalage A, Beck, Lindsay, Sheehy, Tony, Corriveau, Andre, Sharma, Sangita. Smoking and dietary inadequacy among Inuvialuit women of child bearing age in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Nutrition Journal. February 2013; 12(1) 1-8. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7773. Accessed March 08, 2021.
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