Health Reports, July 2014
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Released: 2014-07-16
The July 2014 online issue of Health Reports, released today, contains two articles.
The first article, "A comparison of self-reported leisure-time physical activity and measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in adolescents and adults," uses data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey to compare self-reported and measured physical activity, and to explain the limitations of each method.
For more information on this article, contact Didier Garriguet (613-951-7187; didier.garriguet@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.
The second article, "Association between blood lead and blood pressure: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2011)" examines the association between blood lead levels and blood pressure among adults aged 40 to 79. Data are from the first two cycles of the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
For more information on this article, contact Tracey Bushnik (613-951-2301; tracey.bushnik@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.
The July 2014 online issue of Health Reports, Vol. 25, no. 7 (Catalogue number82-003-X), is now available from the Browse by key resource module of our website under Publications.
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