The Comparative Reliability and Feasibility of the Past-Year Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II: Comparison of the Paper and Web
This study looked at evaluating the intra-and inter-version reliability, feasability, and accetability of the Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II in a sub-sample of 648 adults. They were assigned either web or paper, 59% preferred the web version.
Lessons from Studies to Evaluate an Online 24-Hour Recall for Use with Children and Adults in Canada
This team looked at the Automated Self-Administered 24-h assessment tool and looked at 5 studies that looked at feasibility and accessibility There was a high acceptance of ADA24 in diverse samples but it was not always intuitive for everyone (kids and older adults).
Alberta’s Tomorrow Project: adherence to cancer prevention recommendations pertaining to diet, physical activity and body size
This article explored a cross sectional adherence to preventing cancer. They were scored on a scale of 0-7, 0 being the least and 7 being the most. 14% of the people had scores of 5 or more, and 60% had scores of 3 or less. This means that adherence to cancer prevention is quite low in this study.
Alcohol consumption and low-risk drinking guidelines among adults: a cross-sectional analysis from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
This article sought to determine how alcohol consumption affects the health of Alberta cohort participants and how it would be related to cancer prevention. They collected data from 26842 participants who self-reported. About 14% of men and 12% of women were over the recommened alcohol intake.Volume of consumption was positvely associated with current tobacco use in men and women. Many people drink despite the health risks, and lower drinking may reduce risks .
Adiposity Measures and Plasma Adipokines in Females with Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis
The objective was for the researchers to see the relationship between adipokines and adiposity in individuals with rheumatoid/osteoarthritis. There were no statistical differences between levels of plasma adipokines; adiponectin levels were 6.6, 7.9, and 8.2 μg/ml, leptin levels were 10.3, 13.7, and 11.5 ng/ml, and resistin levels were 10.0, 12.1, and 10.8 ng/ml in participants without arthritis, with rheumatoid arthritis, and with osteoarthritis, respectively.
Community Engagement in Genetic Research: Results of the First Public Consultation for the Quebec CARTaGENE Project
This article showed how beneficial CARTaGENE’s data would be, but with the caveat that the confidentiality of the participants must be acknowledged and taken into account.
Cancer incidence attributable to insufficient fibre consumption in Alberta in 2012
This study examined the effects of insufficent fibre intake in the study population. The reason for this study was that they wanted to see if there was an attributable risk with colon cancer due to lack of fibre. The study showed that 66-67% of men and 73-78% of women did not have enough fibre in their diets. As such, the attributable risk was 6.3-6.8% for men and 5.0-5.5% for women. It was found that an increase of fibre intake could reduce risks of cancer in Alberta populations.
Cohort Profile: Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
This article outlined the rationale as to why the it was necessary to set up a large cohort in Alberta and it aruged its feasiblity in the CPTP project. They argued that the project has many strengths and the research that came out of it but also said that it has had some problems with its recruting phase. Finally the article outlined how the data can be obtained, and discussed its funding.
Cancer incidence attributable to red and processed meat consumption in Alberta in 2012
The researchers wanted to find out what the risks of consuming red meat and processed meat. For men who ate red meat, the attributable risk was 13.6-17.9% than women which was 1.6-2.1%. The attrituable risk for men eating processed meats was also higher (3.2-4.8%) than in women. Eating red and processed meates are attrituable to 12% of colorectal cancers in AB¸.
Cancer incidence attributable to the use of oral contraceptives and hormone therapy in Alberta in 2012
They wanted to esitmate the number of total cancers that were attributible to oral contraceptives. Relative risk and population attributable risk were taken from the literature, and it was found that 6.3% of cancers in Alberta were attributable to use of oral contraceptives. They found that the use of hormone therapy could increase cancer in the province and they warned that care should be taken before undergoing hormone therapy.