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In Figure 1, we can see that First Nation men living on reserve (age-standardized prevalence [ASP] = 50.4%) and off reserve (ASP = 44.2%) had a significantly higher prevalence of smoking compared with non-Aboriginal men (ASP = 25.6%).
A significantly higher proportion of First Nation men living on reserve (ASP = 34.8%) and off reserve (ASP = 18.9%) reported abstaining from alcohol compared with their non-Aboriginal counterparts (ASP = 15.7%).
First Nation men living off reserve (ASP = 27.7%) were significantly more likely to binge drink frequently compared to non-Aboriginal men (ASP = 19.1%). Among First Nations living on reserve, a similar proportion of men (ASP = 24.5%) reported frequent binge drinking compared to non-Aboriginal men. The prevalence of combined frequent binge drinking and smoking was significantly higher among First Nation men living on reserve (ASP = 15.6%) and off reserve (ASP = 17.7%) compared to non-Aboriginal men (ASP = 8.0%).
First Nation men living on reserve (ASP = 12.0%) were significantly less likely to report eating vegetables at least twice and fruit at least twice per day compared to non-Aboriginal men (ASP = 22.8%). The prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among First Nation men living on reserve (ASP = 48.1%) and off reserve (ASP = 33.0%) compared to non-Aboriginal men (ASP = 18.7%).
A significantly lower proportion of First Nation men living on reserve were physically active (ASP = 43.9%) compared to non-Aboriginal men (ASP = 53.4%). Among First Nations men living off reserve, a significantly higher proportion (ASP = 59.8%) were physically active compared to non-Aboriginal men.
In Figure 2, we can see that First Nation women living on reserve (age-standardized prevalence [ASP] = 49.4%) and off reserve (ASP = 41.4%) had a significantly higher prevalence of smoking compared with non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 17.8%).
A significantly higher proportion of First Nation women living on reserve (ASP = 37.8%) reported abstaining from alcohol compared with their non-Aboriginal counterparts (ASP = 24.5%). First Nation women living off reserve had a similar prevalence of alcohol abstinence compared to non-Aboriginal women (24.2% vs. 24.5%).
First Nation women living off reserve (ASP = 10.7%) were significantly more likely to binge drink frequently compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 6.3%). Among First Nations living on reserve, a significantly higher proportion of women (ASP = 14.0%) reported frequent binge drinking compared to non-Aboriginal women. The prevalence of combined frequent binge drinking and smoking was significantly higher among First Nation women living on reserve (ASP = 10.4%) and off reserve (ASP = 7.5%) compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 2.7%).
First Nation women living on reserve (ASP = 19.9%) and off reserve (ASP = 27.7%) were significantly less likely to report eating vegetables at least twice and fruit at least twice per day compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 37.0%). The prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among First Nation women living on reserve (ASP = 49.4%) and off reserve (ASP = 27.9%) compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 16.2%).
A significantly lower proportion of First Nation women living on reserve were physically active (ASP = 26.5%) compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 47.9%). Among First Nations living off reserve, a similar proportion of women (ASP = 49.7%) were physically active compared to non-Aboriginal women.
A similar proportion of First Nation women living on reserve (ASP = 76.9%) and off reserve (ASP = 77.4) were screened for cervical cancer in the last three years compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 77.7%). However, the prevalence of mammogram uptake in the last five years was significantly lower among First Nation women living on reserve (ASP = 69.8%) compared to non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 82.1%). First Nation women living off reserve were equally likely to have had a mammogram in the last five years (ASP = 81.7%) as non-Aboriginal women (ASP = 82.1%).
Figure 1 depicts the calorie estimates, assuming one drink per occasion by beverage type (vodka coolers; 5% beer; and 4% beer, wine, liquor) and the percentage of students who fall into each estimation range (34.9% of students who drank once per month; 15.7% of students who drank once per week; 3.0% of students who drank four times per week). Among the latter group, the total calories consumed in one year would range from 20 800 to 45 760 (equivalent to 2.70 – 5.93 kg of fat).
Figure 2 shows the calorie estimates, assuming five drinks per binge drinking occasion, by beverage type (vodka coolers; 5% beer; and 4% beer, wine, liquor) and the percentage of students who fall into each estimation range (27.2% of students who binge drank once per month; 6.5% of students who binge drank once per week; 4.9% of students who binge drank twice per week). Among the 27.2% of students who binge drank once per month, if we assume they only consumed five drinks per binge drinking occasion, they would have consumed between 6000 and 13 200 calories in a one-year period (equivalent to 0.78 – 1.71 kg of fat). Among the 4.9% of students who binge drank twice per week, the total calories in one year would range from 52 000 to 114 400 (equivalent to 6.74 – 14.83 kg of fat).