Publications

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

2016

Rationale, design, and methods for Canadian alliance for healthy hearts and minds cohort study (CAHHM) – a Pan Canadian cohort study

Authors: Sonia S. Anand, Jack V. Tu, Philip Awadalla, Sandra Black, Catherine Boileau, David Busseuil, Dipika Desai, Jean-Pierre Després, Russell J. de Souza, Trevor Dummer, Sébastien Jacquemont, Bartha Knoppers, Eric Larose, Scott A. Lear, Francois Marcotte, Alan R. Moody, Louise Parker, Paul Poirier, Paula J. Robson, Eric E. Smith, John J. Spinelli, Jean-Claude Tardif, Koon K. Teo, Natasa Tusevljak, Matthias G. Friedrich

Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) is a pan-Canadian, prospective, multi-ethnic cohort study being conducted in Canada. This project has sed CPTP data to help and assist it. CAHHM is a prospective cohort study which aims to examine the health of adults living in Canada.

Read Publication
2016

Dietary assessment is a critical element of health research – Perspective from the Partnership for Advancing Nutritional and Dietary Assessment in Canada

Authors: Marie-Ève Labonté, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Rhonda C. Bell, Beatrice A. Boucher, Ilona Csizmadi, Anita Koushik, Mary R. L’Abbé, Isabelle Massarelli, Paula J. Robson, Isabelle Rondeau, Bryna Shatenstein, Amy F. Subar, and Benoît Lamarche

This was an opinion based paper which argued that while assessing dietary intakes is difficult, it`s not impossible. They believe that building capacity and funding opportunities should be readily available in order to build research. If they were to have these, there would be better understanding in Canada and elsewhere.

Read Publication
2016

The mental health status of ethnocultural minorities in Ontario and their mental health care

Authors: Sherry Grace, Yongyao Tan, Robert Cribbie, Han Nguyen, Paul Rivito, Jane Irvine

The reason for this study was to compare the pyschosocial indicators and mental health service use among diverse populations in Ontario. There was a high level of pyschosocial distress in ethnic minorities in Ontario who are not accessing mental health services.

Read Publication
2016

Clinical, Genetic, and Urinary Factors Associated with Uromodulin Excretion.

Authors: Stephan Troyanov, Catherine Delmas-Frenette, Guillaume Bollee, Sonia Youhanna, Vanessa Bruat, Philip Awadalla, Olivier Devuyst, Francois Madore

This study observed excretion of uromodulin and variations in the UMOD gene. Those with higher levels of uromodulin also had higher levels of uric acid, sodium in their bodies

Read Publication
2015

Neighborhood greenspace and health in a large urban center

Authors: Omid Kardan, Peter Gozdyra, Bratislav Misic, Faisal Moola, Lyle J. Palmer, Tomáš Paus & Marc G. Berman

This study focused on self-reported mental health study looked at the density of trees/green spaces in various neighbourhoods in Toronto. Those that had more trees reported that they were happier and felt better about their mental health.

Read Publication