Table 1 Covariates and risk factors in POHEM heart disease model
From: The Population Health Model (POHEM): an overview of rationale, methods and applications
CVD risk factors (# categories) | Data sources | POHEM Covariates (# categories)- Notes: SES = socioeconomic status, HS = health status, HUI = health utilities index, BMI = body mass index, CHHS = Canadian Heart Health Study, NPHS = National Population Health Survey, CHS = Canadian Health Study, CHHS = Canadian Community Health Survey, HDL = high density lipoprotein | |||||||||||||||||
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Demographics | SES | Chronic disease profile | Biophysical measures | HS | Health behaviours | ||||||||||||||
Initial data source | 5 years age groups (16) | Sex (2) | Region (5) | Ethnicity (2) | Immigrant (2) | Income (4) | Education (4) | Diabetes (2) | Heart disease (2) | Arthritis (2) | Osteoarthritis (2) | Blood pressure (5) | Total cholesterol and HDL (5) | HUI (continuous) | BMI/previous BMI (4) | Smoking (3) | Alcohol consumption (4) | Nutrition (2) | |
Blood pressure(5) | Imputed using CHHS (1990) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||||||
Total cholesterol and HDL (5) | Imputed using CHHS (1990) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||||||
Obesity (4) | NPHS (1996/97- 2004/05) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||||||
Diabetes (2) | NPHS (1996–97) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||
Smoking (3) | CHS (1979), NPHS (1994) and CCHS (2008) | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||||||||