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www.statcan.gc.ca/healthreports Online subscriptions to Health Reports are free For more inormation about Health Reports, contact Janice Felman, Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, at [email protected] or 1-613-951-6446. This schedule is subject to change. Self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: Results of the 2011 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada by Calypse B. Agborsangaya, Cynthia Robitaille, Peggy Dunbar, Marie- Franc e Lang lois, Lawr ence A. Leiter , Sulan Dai, Catherine Pelletier and Jefrey A. Johnson For insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), sel-monitoring o blood glucose (SMBG) may be vital in adjusting insulin dosages. For patients who do not use insulin, evidence supporting the use o SMBG is inconclusive. A broader examination o the extent o SMBG is needed to inorm discussions about its utility, and perhaps, to update Clinical Practice Guidelines. This study examines the prevalence, requency and correlates o SMBG, based on 2,682 individuals aged 20 or older with T2DM who responded to the 2011 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada. Modelling risk factor information for linked census data: The case of smoking by Claudia Sanmartin, Philippe Finès, Saeeda Khan, Paul Peters, Michae l Tjepk ema, Ju lie Bern ier and Rick Bu rnett This study assesses the easibility o using statistical modelling techniques to ill inormation gaps related to risk actors, speciically, smoking, in linked census data. Based on the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), predictive algorithms were developed to model smoking status using variables common to the CCHS and the 1991 long-orm Census. The resulting smoking variable was validated by comparing the perormance o modelled versus sel-reported smoking status in predicting smoking- related hospitalizations based on linked health survey and hospital data. JUNE June 17, 2013 HEALTH Reports Predictors of indoor BTEX concentrations in Canadian residences by Amanda J. Wheeler, Suzy L. Wong, Cheryl Khoury and Jiping Zhu Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and m-, p-xylenes and o-xylene (BTEX) are a group o volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that originate rom similar sources. Given the potential health implications o exposure to the BTEX components, it is important to determine levels in residential indoor air and to identiy sources. This study is based on data rom Statistics Canada’s 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey which produced nationally representative estimates o levels o 84 VOCs, including the BTEX components. Implementation of the indoor air component of cycle 2 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey by Jennier Patry-Parisien, Jiping Zhu an d Suzy L . Won g The presence o volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air may have negative health consequences, ranging rom mild irritation to more severe illnesses. Indoor air data are required to assess Canadian population exposure to these VOCs. Statistics Canada’s 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) collected baseline data on levels o 84 VOCs in residential indoor air. This paper describes implementation o the indoor air component o the CHMS and presents inormation about response rates and results o ield quality control samples. MA Y May 15, 2013 HEALTH Reports

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