Publications

These publications are examples of research made possible with data from CanPath and its regional cohorts.

2020

The Relationship of Sleep Duration with Ethnicity and Chronic Disease in a Canadian General Population Cohort

Authors: Mandeep Singh, Kelly Hall, Amy Reynolds, Lyle Palmer, Sutapa Mukherjee

This study used questionnaire data from the Ontario Health Study to determine how ethnicity-specific differences in sleep duration affect health outcomes. It was found that both sleep duration and ethnicity were independent significant predictors for various morbidities such as diabetes, stroke, and depression.

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2020

Physical Activity is Associated With Reduced Prevalence of Self-Reported Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Large, General Population Cohort Study

Authors: Kelly Hall, Mandeep Singh, Sutapa Mukherjee, Lyle Palmer

The researchers used Ontario Health Study data to determine if physical activity would reduce the prevalence of OSA. Upon determining the prevalence of OSA, the reseachers were able to do a cross sectional analysis to determine that increased physical activity had a statistical significance of (P ≤ 0.045). Moderate activity did not have much of an impact on the prevalence of OSA. These results showed that increased physical activity would be a preventative measure for OSA.

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