A cross-sectional examination of modifiable risk factors for chronic disease among a nationally representative sample of youth: are Canadian students graduating high school with a failing grade for health?

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 569
• Main Authors: Leatherdale, Scott T, Rynard, Vicki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.06.2013; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Age Distribution; Alcohol use; Binge Drinking - epidemiology; Body mass index; Canada - epidemiology; Chronic Disease; Chronic diseases; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Disease prevention; Drug use; Drugs and youth; Exercise; Female; Fruit; Guidelines as Topic; Health; Health aspects; Health Behavior; Humans; Longitudinal studies; Male; Marijuana; Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology; Military bases; Motor Activity; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Overweight; Overweight - epidemiology; Persons; Prevention programs; Public health; Risk Factors; School boards; Sedentary Lifestyle; Sex Distribution; Smoking; Smoking - epidemiology; Statistics; Students; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Teenagers; Tobacco; Youth; Canada

Substance use and weight gain among youth increase the risk for future disease. As such, the purpose of this study is to examine how many Canadian youth are currently failing to meet substance use and weight gain related public health guidelines. Data from the 2010-11 Youth Smoking Survey were used...