Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-10-18DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202301000001-eng
Rachel C Colley, Travis J Saunders
{"title":"The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and screen time among Canadian youth.","authors":"Rachel C Colley, Travis J Saunders","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202301000001-eng","DOIUrl":"10.25318/82-003-x202301000001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in health behaviours, including participation in physical activity and screen time. The purpose of this paper is to examine trends in physical activity and screen time among Canadian youth from January 2018 to February 2022.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Canadian Community Health Survey asks Canadian youth (aged 12 to 17 years) to report the time they spend active by domain: recreation, transportation, school and household. Survey respondents are also asked to report their screen time on school days and non-school days. The present analysis compares the physical activity from four cross-sectional samples collected during 2018 (January to December; n=3,952), January to March 2020 (n=911), September to December 2020 (n=1,573), and January 2021 to February 2022 (n=3,501). Screen time is compared between 2018 and 2021/2022. Sub-annual descriptive analyses examine how physical activity and screen time varied within and between these years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Before the COVID-19 pandemic, half of Canadian youth met the physical activity recommendation (2018: 49.6%; January to March 2020: 53.7%). The percentage meeting the recommendation dropped in the first year of the pandemic (September to December 2020: 37.3%) and recovered slightly in 2021 (43.8%). From 2018 to 2021, total physical activity dropped by 8.3 minutes per day (58.1 minutes per week) among girls and by 2.1 minutes per day (14.7 minutes per week) among boys. The percentage of youth meeting the screen time recommendation on school days dropped from 40.7% in 2018 to 29.1% in 2021 and from 21.4% in 2018 to 13.2% in 2021 on non-school days.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on the physical activity and screen time of youth, in particular among girls. This analysis provides an update on how the pandemic has continued to affect the physical activity and screen habits of youth in 2020, 2021, and early 2022.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 10","pages":"3-12"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49684132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-09-20DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300900001-eng
Mila Kingsbury, Rubab Arim
{"title":"Cybervictimization and mental health among Canadian youth.","authors":"Mila Kingsbury, Rubab Arim","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300900001-eng","DOIUrl":"10.25318/82-003-x202300900001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cybervictimization has emerged as a potentially serious form of victimization and has been associated with negative mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and suicidality. However, very little research has examined the prevalence and correlates of cybervictimization among diverse subpopulations of youth.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data from 13,602 adolescents aged 12 to 17 were drawn from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth. Adolescents reported on their experiences of cybervictimization in the past 12 months, general mental health, and eating disorder symptoms; adolescents aged 15 to 17 reported on suicidal ideation and attempt; and parents reported on problems with depression and anxiety. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of experiencing cybervictimization according to characteristics, including gender identity, population group, same-gender attraction, low family income, and the presence of chronic conditions and digital media habits. Logistic regression models were also used to estimate the odds of experiencing each mental health difficulty by sociodemographic characteristics and experience of cybervictimization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The odds of experiencing cybervictimization were higher among transgender and non-binary youth, females attracted to the same gender or unsure of their attraction, and adolescents living with chronic conditions (particularly females and those living in low-income households). Cybervictimization was consistently associated with a greater risk of poor general mental health, depression or anxiety, eating disorder symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt. These associations did not differ according to the sociodemographic characteristics assessed. In terms of digital media habits, lower frequencies of use were generally associated with a lower likelihood of experiencing cybervictimization.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>While certain population groups appear to be at a higher risk of experiencing cybervictimization, the experience of cybervictimization is associated with similar mental health indicators for all adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 9","pages":"3-13"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41169395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-09-20DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300900002-eng
JaiQi L Liu, Shary Xinyu Zhang, Jean-Michel Billette, Alain A Demers
{"title":"Lifetime probability of developing cancer and dying from cancer in Canada, 1997 to 2020.","authors":"JaiQi L Liu, Shary Xinyu Zhang, Jean-Michel Billette, Alain A Demers","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300900002-eng","DOIUrl":"10.25318/82-003-x202300900002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The lifetime probabilities of developing (LP<sub>dev</sub>) cancer and dying (LP<sub>dying</sub>) from cancer are useful summary statistics that describe the impact of cancer within a population. This study aims to present detailed LP<sub>dev</sub> and LP<sub>dying</sub> for cancer by sex and cancer type and to describe changes in these lifetime probabilities over time among the Canadian population.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Cancer incidence data (1997 to 2018) were obtained from the Canadian Cancer Registry. All-cause and cancer mortality data (1997 to 2020) were obtained from the Canadian Vital Statistics - Death Database. LP<sub>dev</sub> and LP<sub>dying</sub> were calculated using the DevCan software, and trends over time were estimated using Joinpoint.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The LP<sub>dev</sub> for all cancers combined was 44.3% in Canada in 2018, with all results excluding Quebec. At the age of 60, the conditional probability of developing cancer was very similar (44.0% for males and 38.2% for females). The LP<sub>dying</sub> was 22.5% among the Canadian population in 2020, while the probability of dying from cancer conditional on surviving until age 60 was 25.1% for males and 20.5% for females. Generally, males experienced higher LP<sub>dev</sub> and LP<sub>dying</sub> for most specific cancers compared with females.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>LP<sub>dev</sub> and LP<sub>dying</sub> for cancer mirror cancer incidence and mortality rates. Cancer-specific changes in these probabilities over time are indicative of the cancer trends resulting from cancer prevention, screening, detection, and treatment. These changes in LP<sub>dev</sub> and LP<sub>dying</sub> provide insight into the shifting landscape of the Canadian cancer burden.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 9","pages":"14-21"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41155528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-08-16DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300800002-eng
Colin A Capaldi, Laura L Ooi
{"title":"Validating the Children's Intrinsic Needs Satisfaction Scale in the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth.","authors":"Colin A Capaldi, Laura L Ooi","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300800002-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300800002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Public Health Agency of Canada monitors the psychological and social well-being of Canadian youth using the Children's Intrinsic Needs Satisfaction Scale (CINSS). Validation analyses of the CINSS have been conducted, but not in the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth (CHSCY), a more recent and representative national survey with a different sampling frame, collection method and other measured outcomes. This study tested the validity of the CINSS in the 2019 CHSCY.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data were collected in all provinces and territories from February 11 to August 2, 2019. The CINSS was administered to respondents aged 12 to 17 years and was designed to assess relatedness, autonomy and competence at home, at school and with friends. Descriptive statistics for CINSS items and subscales were obtained. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test how well a correlated traits correlated uniqueness (CTCU) model fit the CINSS data. Associations with mental health and other psychosocial variables were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In general, items within the CINSS were correlated in expected ways, and support was found for a CTCU model in the CFA. While response distributions on the CINSS items were skewed, the CINSS subscales had acceptable internal consistency and were associated with self-rated mental health, happiness, life satisfaction, perceived stress, bullying victimization and behaviour problems in line with expectations.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>This study supports the validity of the CINSS. Inclusion of the CINSS in future youth health surveys would allow for continued public health surveillance of the psychological and social well-being of youth in Canada.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 8","pages":"16-30"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10523040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-08-16DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300800001-eng
Jane Y Polsky, Didier Garriguet
{"title":"The local restaurant environment in relation to eating out and sugary drink intake among Canadian children and youth.","authors":"Jane Y Polsky, Didier Garriguet","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300800001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300800001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Accessibility of food retail in communities may play a role in shaping the food choices of local residents. However, previous studies have shown mixed results. This study examined associations between the local restaurant environment and the frequency of eating food from restaurants and intake of sugary drinks among Canadian children and youth.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>The study cohort consisted of 23,776 participants (aged 1 to 17 years) in the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth who resided in large urban population centres across the Canadian provinces. Measures of geographic access to various restaurant types within walking distance of participants' residential areas came from the 2018 Canadian Food Environment Dataset. Poisson regression models with robust standard errors assessed associations between measures of absolute densities (number per km²) of full-service, fast-food and other restaurants, and the relative density of fast-food restaurants (as a percentage of total restaurants) with the frequency of eating food from fast-food or full-service restaurants and sugary drink intake in the previous seven days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjustment for a range of sociodemographic covariates, there were no consistent associations between absolute and relative measures of restaurant access and the frequency of eating food from restaurants or intake of sugary drinks.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Results reveal no consistent relationships between local restaurant exposures and the frequency of eating food from restaurants or sugary drink intake among Canadian children and youth. Efforts to create environments that foster healthy food choices among young people will remain important but will likely need to target multiple activity spaces beyond the local neighbourhood.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 8","pages":"3-15"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10150240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-07-19DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300700002-eng
Matthew Quick, Michael Tjepkema
{"title":"The prevalence of household air conditioning in Canada.","authors":"Matthew Quick, Michael Tjepkema","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300700002-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300700002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Household air conditioning is one of the most effective approaches for reducing the health impacts of heat exposure; however, few studies have measured the prevalence of household air conditioning in Canada.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data were obtained from the 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey and the 2017 Households and the Environment Survey. Statistics Canada linked the survey respondents and created survey weights. Four heat-vulnerable populations were defined: older adults, older adults living alone, older adults with at least one health condition associated with reduced thermoregulation and older adults living alone and with a health condition associated with reduced thermoregulation. Weighted ratios and logistic regression models were used to analyze person-level air conditioning rates for national, regional and heat-vulnerable populations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Approximately 61% of the national population had household air conditioning. Regional rates ranged between 32% in British Columbia and 85% in Ontario. People living alone and people who did not own a home were significantly less likely to have air conditioning in Canada and in most regions. One heat vulnerable group, older adults living alone, had significantly lower air conditioning rates compared with the national and Ontario averages, at 56% and 81%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>This study is the first to quantify air conditioning prevalence in Canada at the person-level. The results of this study may inform heat-health policies and climate change adaptation strategies that aim to identify populations with high risks of heat-related mortality or morbidity and low access to household air conditioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 7","pages":"19-26"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10205522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-07-19DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300700001-eng
Md Kamrul Islam, Heather Gilmour
{"title":"Immigrant status and loneliness among older Canadians.","authors":"Md Kamrul Islam, Heather Gilmour","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300700001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300700001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prevalence of loneliness among Canadians has become an important concern because of its wider consequences on health and well-being. However, there are limited Canadian studies about loneliness disaggregated by gender and across various subgroups of older Canadians, particularly immigrant subgroups.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data from the Canadian Health Survey on Seniors (CHSS) - 2019/2020 were used to estimate the prevalence of loneliness among older Canadians in a nationally representative sample of 38,941 Canadians aged 65 and older. The association between immigrant status and loneliness was assessed using multivariable logistic regression adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic and health characteristics. Analyses were conducted for men and women combined and separately.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2019/2020, an estimated 1.1 million older Canadians (19.2%) experienced loneliness, with women having significantly higher likelihood of being lonely than men. Among men, both European and non-European immigrants were more likely to experience loneliness than the Canadian-born population. Among women, the likelihood of loneliness was higher among European immigrants than among those born in Canada. For both men and women, immigrants who migrated as adults (from ages 18 to 44) and long-term immigrants (20 years or more in Canada since immigration) were at higher risk of loneliness than the Canadian-born population. The likelihood of being lonely was higher among people living with multimorbidity or experiencing barriers to social participation.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The findings underscore the importance of considering immigrant subgroups and gender in examining loneliness among older Canadians and when developing policies and programs to address loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 7","pages":"3-18"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10150032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-06-21DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300600002-eng
André S Champagne, Xiaoquan Yao, Steven R McFaull, Shikha Saxena, Kevin R Gordon, Shelina Babul, Wendy Thompson
{"title":"Self-reported concussions in Canada: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"André S Champagne, Xiaoquan Yao, Steven R McFaull, Shikha Saxena, Kevin R Gordon, Shelina Babul, Wendy Thompson","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300600002-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300600002-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a major public health concern impacting the lives of many Canadians. Among all TBIs, concussions are the most common. However, to date, the incidence of concussions among the Canadian population, has remained unknown. To address this data surveillance gap, this study presents national estimates on the percentage of Canadians aged 12 years or older (excluding those living in the territories) who sustained one or more concussions in 2019.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>This study used data collected from the Traumatic Brain Injury Rapid Response (TBIRR) module of the 2020 Canadian Community Health Survey, a cross-sectional health survey. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were conducted to summarize the information in the TBIRR module.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study found that approximately 1.6% of Canadians aged 12 years or older reported sustaining one or more concussions in 2019. Age was significantly associated with concussion incidence after controlling for sex and annual household income, and the locations and activities surrounding respondents' most serious concussions varied by age group. Over one-third of respondents sustained multiple concussions.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The results suggest that certain populations, particularly younger individuals, may be more affected by concussions. While circumstances surrounding concussions vary by age group, the most important contributing factors were sports or physical activities among youth and falls among the adult population. Monitoring concussions among the national population is an important activity in injury surveillance, as it can help evaluate the efficacy of injury prevention intervention and better understand knowledge gaps and the burden of this injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 6","pages":"17-28"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10146206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-06-21DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300600001-eng
Michelle Rotermann
{"title":"Using the Severity of Dependence Scale to examine cannabis consumers with impaired control in Canada.","authors":"Michelle Rotermann","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300600001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300600001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The 2018 Cannabis Act legalizing the production, sale, and use of cannabis for non-medical purposes renewed interest in the importance of ongoing and more detailed monitoring of cannabis consumption and consequences. Some cannabis users will experience impaired control over their use of cannabis, putting them at risk for cannabis use disorder (CUD, sometimes called addiction) and other harms. Including the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) in the annual Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) would allow for monitoring of one of the more harmful consequences of cannabis use in the post-legalization period.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data from the nationally representative 2019-2020 CCHS were used to examine cannabis consumers with and without impaired control. Respondents who used cannabis in the past year were categorized according to their SDS scores: those with impaired control (SDS ≥ 4) versus those without impaired control (SDS < 4). Cross-tabulations were used to examine the sociodemographic, mental health, health behaviour and cannabis exposure characteristics of those with impaired control. Multivariable logistic regression models assessed associations between these characteristics and the risk of impaired control. The prevalence of self-reported cannabis-related problems experienced by consumers-with and without impaired control-is also presented.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2019-2020, 4.7% of past-year cannabis consumers scored ≥ 4 on the SDS and were considered to have impaired control. Multivariable logistic regression suggested that the odds of having impaired control remained higher for people who were male, were aged 18 to 24 years, were single or never married, were from lower-income households, were diagnosed with an anxiety or a mood disorder, started consuming cannabis at age ≤ 15, and consumed at least monthly.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>A better understanding of the characteristics of cannabis consumers experiencing impaired control (a correlate of future CUD or addiction) could help with the development of more effective education, prevention and treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 6","pages":"3-16"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10151557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health ReportsPub Date : 2023-05-17DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202300500001-eng
Heather Gilmour, Diane Lu, Jane Y Polsky
{"title":"Sleep duration, sleep quality and obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces.","authors":"Heather Gilmour, Diane Lu, Jane Y Polsky","doi":"10.25318/82-003-x202300500001-eng","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202300500001-eng","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research has identified an association between sleep and obesity in the general population. It is also important to examine this association in a military population.</p><p><strong>Data and methods: </strong>Data from the 2019 Canadian Armed Forces Health Survey (CAFHS) were used to estimate the prevalence of sleep duration, sleep quality characteristics, overweight and obesity for Regular Force members. The relationship of sleep duration and sleep quality with obesity was assessed with multivariable logistic regression that controlled for sociodemographic, work and health characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Females were significantly more likely than males to report meeting recommended sleep duration (7 hours to less than 10 hours; 48.7% vs. 40.4%), trouble falling or staying asleep (32.3% vs. 23.5%), or that sleep was not refreshing (64.0% vs. 57.7%). Difficulty staying awake did not differ significantly between males and females (6.3% vs. 5.4%). Obesity, but not being overweight, was significantly more prevalent among those who had short (less than 6 hours) or borderline (6 hours to less than 7 hours) sleep duration, or poor sleep quality. Compared with recommended sleep duration, short sleep duration (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.3; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2 to 1.6) and borderline sleep duration (AOR 1.2; 95% CI: 1.1 to 1.4) were associated with obesity for males, but not females, in fully controlled models. Sleep quality indicators were not independently associated with obesity.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>This study adds to the body of evidence that identifies an association between sleep duration and obesity. The results emphasize the importance of sleep as one of the components of the Canadian Armed Forces Physical Performance Strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49196,"journal":{"name":"Health Reports","volume":"34 5","pages":"3-14"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9560911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}